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Distribution of Clam Shrimps (Crustacea: Laevicaudata and Spinicaudata) in South Africa, with New Records from the Northern Cape Province

  • 1. South African Environmental Observation Network, P.O. Box 110040, Hadison Park, Kimberley, 8306, South Africa.
  • 2. Department of Freshwater Invertebrates, Albany Museum, Rhodes University affiliated Research Institute, Somerset Street, Grahamstown, 9139, South Africa. E-mail: musa.mlambo@gmail.com (Mlambo) & Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
  • 3. Kansas Biological Survey, and The Biodiversity Institute, The University of Kansas, Higuchi Hall, 2101 Constant Avenue, Lawrence,

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Meyer-Milne, Elizabeth, Mlambo, Musa C., Rogers, D. Christopher (2020): Distribution of Clam Shrimps (Crustacea: Laevicaudata and Spinicaudata) in South Africa, with New Records from the Northern Cape Province. Zoological Studies 59 (39): 1-14, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2020.59-39, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12823352

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