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Additions and revisions to the family Munididae (Anomura: Galatheoidea) from South Africa, with description of a new species
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- 1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa.
- 2. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa & National Research Foundation – South African Environmental Observation Network, Egagasini Node, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa.
- 3. Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), C. acc. Cala Sant Francesc, 14, E-17300 Blanes, Girona, Spain.
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Botha, Thomas P.A., Griffiths, Charles L., Atkinson, Lara J., Macpherson, Enrique (2026): Additions and revisions to the family Munididae (Anomura: Galatheoidea) from South Africa, with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1043: 199-243, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1043.3219, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3219/14267
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