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The family Xystodesmidae in the Korean Peninsula (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)
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- 1. School of Life Sciences, Graduate School, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
- 2. Department of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Rottenbiller u. 50, H-1077 Budapest, Hungary & Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Baross u. 13, H-1088 Budapest, Hungary
- 3. Department of Biology Education, Teachers College, and Institute for Phylogenomics and Evolution, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea & Department of Biomedical Convergence Science and Technology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea & Department of Advanced Bioconvergence, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea & Institute for Korean Herb-Bio Convergence Promotion, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea & Phylomics Inc., Daegu 41910, Republic of Korea
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Kim, Gyeongmin, Korsós, Zoltán, Hwang, Ui Wook (2026): The family Xystodesmidae in the Korean Peninsula (Diplopoda: Polydesmida). European Journal of Taxonomy 1039: 70-115, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1039.3181, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3181/14139
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