Hermaphroditism and brooding in the solitary coral balanophyllia europaea (cnidaria, anthozoa, scleractinia)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-165

  Goffredo, Stefano ^a   Teló, Tiziana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Balanophyllia europaea; Coral reproduction; Embryogenesis; Gametogenesis

Indexed keywords

BROODING; CORAL; HERMAPHRODITISM; SCLERACTINIAN CORAL; SIMULTANEOUS HERMAPHRODITISM;

ITALY, TUSCANY, LEGHORN, CALAFURIA;

EID: 0031713146     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009809386740     Document Type: Article

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