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References
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- ↑ Bray, R. & Justine, J. (2007). Pseudopycnadena tendu sp. nov. (Digenea: Opecoelidae) in the yellow-spotted triggerfish Pseudobalistes fuscus (Perciformes: Balistidae) and additional opecoelids parasitizing fishes from the waters off New Caledonia. Acta Parasitologica, 52(1), 13–17.
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