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Further studies on harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) from Iran, with the descriptions of two new species

  • 1. Institute of Zoology, Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences, pr. 1128, kv. 504, Baku AZ1073, Azerbaijan.
  • 2. Natural Science Research Laboratory, Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79415, USA.
  • 3. Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, FI-20014, University of Turku, Finland.

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Snegovaya, Nataly Yu., Cokendolpher, James C., Zamani, Alireza (2021): Further studies on harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) from Iran, with the descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 4984 (1): 73-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4984.1.7

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