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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. Rotifers of the Antarctic and Subantarctic. Hydrobiologia 104, 57–60 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00045952
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