Kaira is a likely sister group to Metepeira, and Zygiella is an Araneid (Araneae, Araneidae): Evidence from mitochondrial DNA

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 262-268

  Piel, William H ^a   Nutt, Karen J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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