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  • 1Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Monteiro Lobato, 255, CEP 13083-862 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil; Sistema de Ensino, Campanha Nacional de Escolas da Comunidade (CNEC), Rua Frei Paulino, 530, Nossa Sra. da Abadia, CEP 38025-180 Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Parasitology International
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18S28SBiodiversityGill parasitesMicrocotylidaeNeotropical

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