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Phylogeny of Oweniidae (Polychaeta) based on morphological data and taxonomic revision of Australian fauna

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Capa, Maria, Parapar, Julio, Hutchings, Pat (2012): Phylogeny of Oweniidae (Polychaeta) based on morphological data and taxonomic revision of Australian fauna. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 166 (2): 236-278, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00850.x, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00850.x

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