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The coral killing sponge Chalinula nematifera (Porifera: Haplosclerida) along the eastern coast of Sulawesi Island (Indonesia)

G. RossiReef Check Italia Onlus, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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S. MontoriDipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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C. CerranoReef Check Italia Onlus, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy;Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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B. CalcinaiDipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 143-148 | Received 10 Jul 2014, Accepted 26 Nov 2014, Published online: 06 Jan 2015

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