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Can the morphology of the integumentary spicules be used to distinguish genera and species of phyllidiid nudibranchs (Porostomata: Phyllidiidae)?

Yen-Wei Chang Institute of Marine Biology and Asia-Pacific Ocean Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan; Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, GPO Box 4646, Darwin, Northern Territory, 0801, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Richard C. Willan Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, GPO Box 4646, Darwin, Northern Territory, 0801, Australia
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Hin-Kiu Mok Institute of Marine Biology and Asia-Pacific Ocean Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan
Pages 14-23 | Received 02 Mar 2012, Accepted 05 Jul 2012, Published online: 08 Mar 2013

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