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Two New Species of Pristionchus (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) from Taiwan and the Definition of the pacificus Species-Complex Sensu Stricto Cover

Two New Species of Pristionchus (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) from Taiwan and the Definition of the pacificus Species-Complex Sensu Stricto

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|Oct 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2018-019 | Journal eISSN: 2640-396X | Journal ISSN: 0022-300X
Language: English
Page range: 355 - 368
Published on: Oct 17, 2018
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2018 Kohta Yoshida, Matthias Herrmann, Natsumi Kanzaki, Christian Weiler, Christian Rödelsperger, Ralf J. Sommer, published by Society of Nematologists, Inc.
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