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Spionidae (Annelida: ' Polychaeta': Canalipalpata) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia: the genera Malacoceros, Scolelepis, Spio, Microspio, and Spiophanes

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Götting, Miriam (2015): Spionidae (Annelida: ' Polychaeta': Canalipalpata) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia: the genera Malacoceros, Scolelepis, Spio, Microspio, and Spiophanes. Zootaxa 4019 (1): 378-413, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.15

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