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The metatrochophore of a deep-sea hydrothermal vent vestimentiferan (Polychaeta: Siboglinidae)

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Salvini-Plawen, Monika Bright Irmgard Eichinger Luitfried von (2013): The metatrochophore of a deep-sea hydrothermal vent vestimentiferan (Polychaeta: Siboglinidae). Organisms Diversity & Evolution 13 (2): 163-188, DOI: 10.1007/s13127-012-0117-z, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13127-012-0117-z

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