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Four new large Glossoscolex (Clitellata: Glossoscolecidae) earthworms from Brazil
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- 1. Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Rua dos Funcionários, 1540, Juvevê, 80035-0050, Brazil
- 2. Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Rua dos Funcionários, 1540, Juvevê, 80035-0050, Brazil & Embrapa Florestas, Estrada da Ribeira, Km 111, Caixa Postal 319, CEP 83411-000, Colombo-PR, Brazil
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Dudas, Rafaela Tavares, Feijoo, Alexander, Brown, George G. (2025): Four new large Glossoscolex (Clitellata: Glossoscolecidae) earthworms from Brazil. Zootaxa 5589 (1): 301-320, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5589.1.25, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5589.1.25
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