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Clarifying the identity of the Japanese Habu-kurage, Chironex yamaguchii, sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Chirodropida)

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Lewis, Cheryl, Bentlage, Bastian (2009): Clarifying the identity of the Japanese Habu-kurage, Chironex yamaguchii, sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Chirodropida). Zootaxa 2030: 59-65, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.186248

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