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original description(of)Kishinouye, K. (1891). Bizen kurage. <em>Zoological magazine (Dobutsugaku zasshi).</em> 3(28): 53. page(s): 53 [details]
basis of recordF.S. Cornelius and J. van der Land (eds), updates 2000-2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details]
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