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Diversity of testate amoebae (Amoebozoa and Cercozoa) in Western Ghats of Kerala with 8 new records to India

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Bindu, L. (2023): Diversity of testate amoebae (Amoebozoa and Cercozoa) in Western Ghats of Kerala with 8 new records to India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 123 (2): 117-134, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v123/i2/2023/172617

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