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Description of a New Brackish Water Ciliate, Uronychia xinjiangensis n. sp. (Ciliophora, Euplotida) Based on Morphology, Morphogenesis and Molecular Phylogeny

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Shi, Xinlu, Liu, Guijie, Wang, Chundi, Hu, Xiaozhong (2017): Description of a New Brackish Water Ciliate, Uronychia xinjiangensis n. sp. (Ciliophora, Euplotida) Based on Morphology, Morphogenesis and Molecular Phylogeny. Acta Protozoologica 56 (4): 303-315, DOI: 10.4467/16890027AP.17.026.7828, URL: https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/07710d4c-3830-3922-b230-f0aa3fb7385f/

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