Evolution of Scorpion Orthobothriotaxy: A Cladistic Approach
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nts a cladistic analysis of the de original three orthobothriotaxic chactas ovchinnikovi Gromov ( alaeopisthacanthids and the Ea trichobothria are reported is ividual trichobothrium, ado ium’s development. Of particu s, which the results of this stud n the derivation of orthobothrio ent scorpions, binding between the clades ‘buthids + pseudocha hobothriotaxic types are defined bothrial pattern, and the pseudo
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