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Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment Volume 54, 2019 - Issue 2
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A new species of land planarian (Platyhelminthes: Continenticola) from a limestone cave in a Neotropical semi-arid environment

Silvana Vargas do AmaralCentro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea, Setor de Biodiversidade Subterrânea, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Brazil;Instituto de Pesquisas de Planárias and Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos – UNISINOS, São Leopoldo, BrazilORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9695-1393View further author information
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Ana Maria Leal-ZanchetInstituto de Pesquisas de Planárias and Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos – UNISINOS, São Leopoldo, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rodrigo Lopes FerreiraCentro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea, Setor de Biodiversidade Subterrânea, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, BrazilORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7639-1496View further author information
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Pages 87-96 | Received 04 Nov 2018, Accepted 10 Feb 2019, Published online: 07 May 2019

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