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Publication Akindele et al. (2023): summary
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Complete Citation

Akindele, E.O., T.A. Oladeji, E.D. Kowobari, A.M. Adedapo, I.R. Fagbohun et al. 2023. Gold mining impairs the biological water quality of a culturally important river and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nigeria. Environmental Pollution 326, 121470: 1-10. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Aspatharia dahomeyensis Akindele et al., 2023
Akindele et al., 2023. Environ. Pollution 326, 121470: 7, graphical abstract.
(misidentified reference to Anodonta dahomeyensis Lea, 1859)

Taxonomic Opinions

Aspatharia dahomeyensis
+ Margaritifera margaritifera Akindele et al., 2018

Aspatharia dahomeyensis = Etheria elliptica

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