A new asterinid genus from the Indo-West Pacific region, including five new species (Echinodermata: Asteroidea: Asterinidae)
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عنوان ژورنال: Memoirs of Museum Victoria
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1447-2546,1447-2554
DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.2005.62.6