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Rotifers of the Antarctic and Subantarctic

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An assessment of the distribution of rotifers in the Antarctic and Subantarctic is attempted.

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Dartnall, H.J.G. (1983). Rotifers of the Antarctic and Subantarctic. In: Pejler, B., Starkweather, R., Nogrady, T. (eds) Biology of Rotifers. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7287-2_8

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