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A new species of Mesacturoides Manning, 1978 (Stomatopoda: Takuidae) from the Arabian Sea
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- 1. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA & School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Biodiversity, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
- 2. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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Hwang, Hee-Seung, Rouse, Greg W. (2026): A new species of Mesacturoides Manning, 1978 (Stomatopoda: Takuidae) from the Arabian Sea. Zootaxa 5839 (1): 185-193, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5839.1.10, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5839.1.10
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