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Proceedings of the VIth Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea

A review of the Maja squinado (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) species-complex with a key to the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean species of the genus

Pages 1667-1684 | Accepted 08 May 1998, Published online: 17 Feb 2007

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Antonio Rodríguez. (2002) Larval development of Maja crispata Risso 1827 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Majidae) reared in the laboratory. Journal of Natural History 36:13, pages 1589-1600.
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