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THE difficulty in distinguishing some of the species of Amphipoda suggested that some means other than the usual ones of comparison of parts might be tried; after trying various chemical and physical tests I examined the skins in polarized light. The results achieved seemed at first sight to indicate that the method might be of considerable value. Unfortunately it was not found possible to separate species by this method.
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Schumann, F., Zool. Jahrb. (Physiol.), 44 (1928)
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REID, D. Occurrence of Crystals in the Skin of Amphipoda. Nature 151, 504–505 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/151504b0
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