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Distribution and diversity of the Opheliidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) on the continental shelf and slope of Iceland, with a review of the genus Ophelina in northeast Atlantic waters and description of two new species

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Helgason, Julio Parapar Juan Moreira Gudmundur V. (2011): Distribution and diversity of the Opheliidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) on the continental shelf and slope of Iceland, with a review of the genus Ophelina in northeast Atlantic waters and description of two new species. Organisms Diversity & Evolution (New York, N.Y.) 11 (2): 83-105, DOI: 10.1007/s13127-011-0046-2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13127-011-0046-2

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