Discovery of the Corallivorous Polyclad Flatworm, Amakusaplana acroporae, on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia – the First Report from the Wild

Kate A. Rawlinson; Jessica S. Stella

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042240

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Discovery of the Corallivorous Polyclad Flatworm, Amakusaplana acroporae, on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia – the First Report from the Wild

Kate A. Rawlinson ,

* E-mail: k.rawlinson@dal.ca

Affiliation Biology Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Jessica S. Stella

Affiliations Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Climate Adaptation Flagship, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Discovery of the Corallivorous Polyclad Flatworm, Amakusaplana acroporae, on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia – the First Report from the Wild

Kate A. Rawlinson,
Jessica S. Stella

Published: August 1, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042240

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Discovery of the Corallivorous Polyclad Flatworm, Amakusaplana acroporae, on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia – the First Report from the Wild

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