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Publication Wu et al. (2021): summary
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Complete Citation

Wu, R., J. An, R. Chen, S. Ouyang & X. Wu. 2021. Taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution of freshwater mussels (Unionoida: Unionoidea) in China revealed by multilocus phylogenetic analyses and mitochondrial phylogenomics. Journal of Lake Sciences 33(6): 1788-1804. Available electronically.

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