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Rectifying the identities of the males of two Micrathena species (Araneae Araneidae), with report of the first case of intersexuality in the genus

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  • 1. Laboratório Integrado de Ciências Morfofuncionais - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Instituto de Biodiversidade e Sustentabilidade - NUPEM, Macaé, RJ Av. São José do Barreto, 764, Zip Code: 27920-560.
  • 2. División de Aracnología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales-CONICET, Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, C1405DJR Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Alvarenga, Alessandra Da Silva De, Magalhaes, Ivan L. F., Fonseca, Rodrigo Nunes Da, Pérez-González, Abel (2020): Rectifying the identities of the males of two Micrathena species (Araneae Araneidae), with report of the first case of intersexuality in the genus. Zootaxa 4808 (1): 151-164, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4808.1.9

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