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New genera, species and occurrence records of Goniasteridae (Asteroidea; Echinodermata) from the Indian Ocean

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Mah, Christopher L. (2018): New genera, species and occurrence records of Goniasteridae (Asteroidea; Echinodermata) from the Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4539 (1): 1-116, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4539.1.1

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