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Updating the description and taxonomic status of Brachionus sessilis Varga, 1951 (Rotifera: Brachionidae) based on detailed morphological analysis and molecular data

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  • 1. Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24, Greece
  • 2. Division of Genetics and Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland
  • 3. Department of Genetics, Development & Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24, Greece Corresponding author. E-mail: tholi@bio.auth.gr

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Proios, Konstantinos, Michaloudi, Evangelia, Papakostas, Spiros, Kappas, Ilias, Vasileiadou, Kalliopi, Abatzopoulos, Theodore J. (2014): Updating the description and taxonomic status of Brachionus sessilis Varga, 1951 (Rotifera: Brachionidae) based on detailed morphological analysis and molecular data. Zootaxa 3873 (4): 345-370, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3873.4.2

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