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Molecular characterization of sympatrically distributed Neotricula aperta-like snails in the Mekong River, Kratie, Cambodia

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Pages 1038-1041 | Received 27 Feb 2014, Accepted 09 May 2014, Published online: 18 Jun 2014

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