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The stream-dwelling larva of the Ruwenzori River Frog, Amietia ruwenzorica, its buccal cavity and pathology of chytridiomycosis

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  • 1. Johannes Gutenberg University, Department of Zoology, Saarstrasse 21, 55099 Mainz, Germany. E-mail: bruno-viertel@gmx.de Trier University, Department of Biogeography, 54286 Trier, Germany
  • 2. University of the Western Cape, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa
  • 3. Plot 83, Tufnel Drive, Kamwokya, P.O. Box 27034, Kampala, Uganda
  • 4. Trier University, Department of Geology, 54286 Trier, Germany
  • 5. University of Koblenz-Landau, Institute of Integrative Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, Universitätsstrasse 1, 56070 Koblenz, Germany

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Viertel, Bruno, Veith, Michael, Schick, Susanne, Channing, Alan, Kigoolo, Stephen, Baeza-Urrea, Oscar, Sinsch, Ulrich, Lötters, Stefan (2012): The stream-dwelling larva of the Ruwenzori River Frog, Amietia ruwenzorica, its buccal cavity and pathology of chytridiomycosis. Zootaxa 3400 (1): 43-57, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3400.1.3, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3400.1.3

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