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Hidden but not Forgotten: Molecular Diversity and Species Delimitation of Proseriata (Platyhelminthes: Rhabditophora) across the Brazilian Coastline, with Focus on Genus Kata
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- 1. Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
- 2. Centro de Estudos do Mar, Universidade Federal do Paraná (CEM-UFPR). E-mail: didomenico@ufpr.br (Di Domenico)
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Cortez, Thainá, Cândido, Taynara, Domenico, Maikon Di, Andrade, Sónia C.S. (2025): Hidden but not Forgotten: Molecular Diversity and Species Delimitation of Proseriata (Platyhelminthes: Rhabditophora) across the Brazilian Coastline, with Focus on Genus Kata. Zoological Studies 64 (22): 141-149, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2025.64-22, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17874870
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