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Sensu means (chiefly taxonomy) in the sense of.
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(chiefly taxonomy) in the sense of.
The Testudinoidea contains two well supported groups: a restricted Emydidae (sensu Gaffney, 1975), and the currently unnamed group that includes the Bataguridae and Testudinidae for which Shaffer et al. (1997) propose the name Testudinoidae.
The Halictini includes 23 genera sensu Michener (2000), of which Patellapis Friese is one of the least known genera.
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Sensu means (chiefly taxonomy) in the sense of.
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The Testudinoidea contains two well supported groups: a restricted Emydidae (sensu Gaffney, 1975), and the currently unnamed group that includes the Bataguridae and Testudinidae for which Shaffer et al. (1997) propose the name Testudinoidae.
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