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A new genus and species of freshwater heteronemertean, Amniclineus zhujiangensis, from the Zhujiang (Pearl River), People's Republic of China, is described and illustrated. The species is placed in the family Lineidae along with the existing freshwater heteronemertean taxa, with which its anatomy is compared.
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Gibson, R., Sang, Q. A new freshwater heteronemertean from the Zhujiang (Pearl River), People's Republic of China. Hydrobiologia 220, 167–178 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00006550
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