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Occurrence of Introduced Craspedacusta sowerbii* and Indigenous Limnocnida tanganjicae* (Cnidaria: Limnomedusae) in Southern Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Nancy A. Rayner  and
Christopher C. Appleton
Nancy A. Rayner
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Natal, P.O. Box 375, Pietermaritiburg 3200, South Africa.
Christopher C. Appleton
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Natal, P.O. Box 375, Pietermaritiburg 3200, South Africa.
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Environmental Conservation , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , Autumn 1989 , pp. 267 - 270
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1989

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