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Morphological and phylogenetic atlas of the orb-weaving spider family Tetragnathidae (Araneae: Araneoidea)
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Álvarez-Padilla, Fernando, Hormiga, Gustavo (2011): Morphological and phylogenetic atlas of the orb-weaving spider family Tetragnathidae (Araneae: Araneoidea). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 162 (4): 713-879, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00692.x, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00692.x
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