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- ↑ Nermuť, Jiří; Půža, Vladimír; Mráček, Zdeněk (2019-12-01). "Bionomics of the slug-parasitic nematode Alloionema appendiculatum and its effect on the invasive pest slug Arion vulgaris". BioControl. 64 (6): 697–707. doi:10.1007/s10526-019-09967-9. ISSN 1573-8248.