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Differential distribution of minerals in the proboscis hooks of Corynosoma pseudohamanni Zdzitowiecki, 1984 (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) juveniles from Notothenia coriiceps Richardson off Argentine Islands, West Antarctica Cover

Differential distribution of minerals in the proboscis hooks of Corynosoma pseudohamanni Zdzitowiecki, 1984 (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) juveniles from Notothenia coriiceps Richardson off Argentine Islands, West Antarctica

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2025-0025 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 218 - 229
Submitted on: Feb 21, 2025
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Accepted on: Aug 1, 2025
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Published on: Nov 26, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2025 M. E. Caracciolo, O. M. Amin, C. Wendt, N. YU. Rubtsova, W De Souza, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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