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Hidden treasures - a first study on the unexplored diversity of water mites (Acari; Hydrachnidia) from Belize

  • 1. Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, section Arthropoda varia, Münchhausenstrasse 21, D-81247
  • 2. Langley, British Columbia, Canada.
  • 3. Camalote, Cayo District, Belize. & Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, section Arthropoda varia, Münchhausenstrasse 21, D-81247

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GoldschmidtK, Tom, SchmidtK, Jessica C., Boles, Ed (2022): Hidden treasures - a first study on the unexplored diversity of water mites (Acari; Hydrachnidia) from Belize. Acarologia 62 (3): 694-720, DOI: 10.24349/vk99-cldq, URL: https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=4535

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