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A new symbiotic relationship between a polyclad flatworm and a mantis shrimp: description of a new species of Emprosthopharynx (Polycladida: Acotylea) associated with Lysiosquilla maculata (Crustacea: Stomatopoda)

Joint press release (in Japanese) by J.F. Oberlin University, University of the Ryukyus, and Hokkaido University

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Article information:
Oya, Y., Nakajima, H. & Kajihara, H.
A new symbiotic relationship between a polyclad flatworm and a mantis shrimp: description of a new species of Emprosthopharynx (Polycladida: Acotylea) associated with Lysiosquilla maculata (Crustacea: Stomatopoda). Mar. Biodivers. 52, 46 (2022).
DOI: 10.1007/s12526-022-01288-y