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Original Articles

Afrocymbella barkeri sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta), a common phytoplankton component of Lake Challa, a deep crater lake in East Africa

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Pages 217-225 | Received 07 Aug 2015, Accepted 03 Oct 2015, Published online: 16 Feb 2016

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