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First report of a dromiid crab disguised as a calcareous sponge

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) and Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) for the scholarships and grants given, respectively, to AP and MK.

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This study was financed by CNPq (305451/2017-0) and FAPERJ (E-26/202.677/2016).

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  1. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Avenida Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 21941–902, Brazil

    A. Padua, T. C. G. Silva-Ferreira & M. Klautau

  2. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional, Departamento de Invertebrados, Quinta da Boa Vista, s/n, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 20940-040, Brazil

    C. A. Fonseca

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Padua, A., Fonseca, C.A., Silva-Ferreira, T.C.G. et al. First report of a dromiid crab disguised as a calcareous sponge. Mar Biodiv 49, 1067–1068 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-019-00965-9

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