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Two New Species of Salifid Leeches (Arhynchobdellida: Erpobdelliformes: Salifidae) from South Africa and Madagascar

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WESTERGREN, STEPHANIE, SIDDALL, MARK E. (2004): Two New Species of Salifid Leeches (Arhynchobdellida: Erpobdelliformes: Salifidae) from South Africa and Madagascar. American Museum Novitates 3456 (1): 1-7, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2004)456<0001:TNSOSL>2.0.CO;2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1206%2F0003-0082(2004)456%3C0001%3ATNSOSL%3E2.0.CO%3B2

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