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January 1, 2004Records of the Western Australian MuseumOpen Access

The genus Metacyclops Kiefer in Australia (Crustacea: Copepoda: Cyclopoida), with description of two new species

Tomislav Karanovic

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– Two new species of the genus Metacyclops Kiefer, 1927 are described from subterranean waters of Western Australia, one from the Kimberley region and the other from the Pilbara region. They both belong to the "trispinosus"-group, which has a clear Eastern Gondwana connection and the centre of diversity in Australia.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a911d28647f40dea9c1b388 https://doi.org/10.18195/issn.0312-3162.22(3).2004.193-212

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