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The structure of the muscular and nervous systems of the female Intoshia linei (Orthonectida). / Slyusarev, G.S.; Starunov, V.V.

In: Organisms Diversity and Evolution, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2016, p. 65-71.

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Slyusarev, GS & Starunov, VV 2016, 'The structure of the muscular and nervous systems of the female Intoshia linei (Orthonectida)', Organisms Diversity and Evolution, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 65-71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-015-0246-2, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-015-0246-2

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Slyusarev, G. S., & Starunov, V. V. (2016). The structure of the muscular and nervous systems of the female Intoshia linei (Orthonectida). Organisms Diversity and Evolution, 16(1), 65-71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-015-0246-2, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-015-0246-2

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Slyusarev GS, Starunov VV. The structure of the muscular and nervous systems of the female Intoshia linei (Orthonectida). Organisms Diversity and Evolution. 2016;16(1):65-71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-015-0246-2, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-015-0246-2

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Slyusarev, G.S. ; Starunov, V.V. / The structure of the muscular and nervous systems of the female Intoshia linei (Orthonectida). In: Organisms Diversity and Evolution. 2016 ; Vol. 16, No. 1. pp. 65-71.

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