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Retrieved [month, day, year], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), www.itis.gov, CC0
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7KH0KBK

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Retrieved [month, day, year], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) on-line database, www.itis.gov, CC0
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7KH0KBK

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