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A new species of Batillipes (Arthrotardigrada: Batillipedidae) from the mid littoral zone of the southeast coast of India
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- 1. Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology & Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin- 682016, Kerala, India.
- 2. Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA/ARNET), Department of Biology, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
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Vishnudattan, N. K., Rubal, Marcos, Nandan, S. Bijoy (2023): A new species of Batillipes (Arthrotardigrada: Batillipedidae) from the mid littoral zone of the southeast coast of India. Zootaxa 5346 (2): 163-172, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.2.4
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