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Diversity and phylogeny of yeasts in various habitats of the Arctic and Antarctic regions, with descriptions of one new family, five new genera and eighteen new species
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Feng, J.J., He, C.Y., Su, J., Zhu, Y.W., Mi, Z.C., Yu, L.Y., Zhang, T. (2025): Diversity and phylogeny of yeasts in various habitats of the Arctic and Antarctic regions, with descriptions of one new family, five new genera and eighteen new species. Persoonia 55 (1): 93-140, DOI: 10.3114/persoonia.2025.55.03, URL: https://doi.org/10.3114/persoonia.2025.55.03
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