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Morpho-molecular studies suggest a new species from a transboundary river of Turkiye: Gammarus arasensis sp. nov. (Amphipoda: Gammaridae)

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  • 1. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Faculty of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 53100- Rize, Türkiye.
  • 2. Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, 35100- İzmir, Türkiye.

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Baytaşoğlu, Hazel, Özbek, Murat, Aksu, İsmail (2025): Morpho-molecular studies suggest a new species from a transboundary river of Turkiye: Gammarus arasensis sp. nov. (Amphipoda: Gammaridae). Zootaxa 5737 (2): 235-253, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5737.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5737.2.4

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