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The biogeographical history of giant earthworms of the Metaphire formosae species group (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) in Taiwan and the Ryukyu Archipelago, with the description of a new species from Yonagunijima, Southern Ryukyus

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Shen, Huei-Ping, Chang, Chih-Han, Ota, Hidetoshi (2022): The biogeographical history of giant earthworms of the Metaphire formosae species group (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) in Taiwan and the Ryukyu Archipelago, with the description of a new species from Yonagunijima, Southern Ryukyus. Organisms Diversity & Evolution (New York, N.Y.) 22 (1): 47-60, DOI: 10.1007/s13127-021-00529-5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13127-021-00529-5

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