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– Cunha, L., Mascaro, M., Chiapa, X., Costa, A., Simoes, N. 2008. Experimental studies on the effect of food in early larvae of the cleaner shrimp Lysmata amboinensis (De Mann, 1888) (Decapoda: Caridea: Hippolytidae). Aquaculture 277 (1-2): 117-123. Link

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