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An integrative taxonomic framework for the study of the genus Ciona (Ascidiacea) and description of a new species, Ciona intermedia

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Mastrototaro, Francesco, Montesanto, Federica, Salonna, Marika, Viard, Frédérique, Chimienti, Giovanni, Trainito, Egidio, Gissi, Carmela (2020): An integrative taxonomic framework for the study of the genus Ciona (Ascidiacea) and description of a new species, Ciona intermedia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 190 (4): 1193-1216, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa042, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/190/4/1193/5848546

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