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First record and establishment of Branchiomma coheni (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) in the Atlantic Ocean and review of non – indigenous species of the genus
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Keppel, Erica, Tovar, Maria Ana, Ruiz, Gregory (2015): First record and establishment of Branchiomma coheni (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) in the Atlantic Ocean and review of non – indigenous species of the genus. Zootaxa 4058 (4): 499-518, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4058.4.3
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