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Phylogenetics of the freshwater crab (Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838) fauna from 'sky islands' in Mozambique with the description of a new species (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae)
- 1. Department of Botany and Zoology, Private Bag X1, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, 7602, South Africa.
- 2. Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UK.
- 3. Museu de Historia Natural, Travessia de Zambeze, Maputo, Mozambique.
- 4. Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UK.
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Daniels, Savel R., Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B., Muianga, Vanessa, Bayliss, Julian (2020): Phylogenetics of the freshwater crab (Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838) fauna from 'sky islands' in Mozambique with the description of a new species (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 716: 1-23, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.716
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