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Publication Soroka et al. (2018): summary

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Soroka, M., A. Rymaszewska, T. Sanko, A. Przylucka, M. Lubosny et al. 2018. Next-generation sequencing of Dreissena polymorpha transcriptome sheds light on its mitochondrial DNA. Hydrobiologia 810(1): 255-263. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3088-4.

Taxonomic Opinions

Corbicula fluminea

Cyrenoida floridana

Dreissena polymorpha

Lampsilis cardium

Margaritifera margaritifera

Rangia cuneata

Sphaerium corneum

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