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Cold-water coral associated Acanthonotozomellidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) off Aotearoa New Zealand, with description of a new genus and species
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- 1. Senckenberg am Meer, Südstrand 40, D-26382 Wilhelmshaven, Germany & Institute of Marine Ecosystem and Fishery Science (IMF), Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), University of Hamburg, Grosse Elbstrasse 133, 22767 Hamburg, Germany
- 2. Earth Sciences New Zealand (formerly National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd), 301 Evans Bay Parade, 6021 Wellington, New Zealand
- 3. Senckenberg am Meer, Südstrand 40, D-26382 Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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Lörz, Anne-Nina, Peart, Rachael A., Freiwald, André (2025): Cold-water coral associated Acanthonotozomellidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) off Aotearoa New Zealand, with description of a new genus and species. Zootaxa 5729 (4): 535-548, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5729.4.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5729.4.3
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