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An integrative description of a limnoterrestrial tardigrade from the Philippines, Mesobiotus insanis, new species (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae: harmsworthi group)

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Mapalo, Marc A., Stec, Daniel, Mirano-Bascos, Denise, Michalczyk, Łukasz (2017): An integrative description of a limnoterrestrial tardigrade from the Philippines, Mesobiotus insanis, new species (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae: harmsworthi group). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 65: 440-454, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5357614

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