Gastrovascular circulation in an octocoral: Evidence of significant transport of coral and symbiont cells

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 178-186

  Gateño, Daniel ^a   Israel, Alvaro ^a   Barki, Yael ^a   Rinkevich, Baruch ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCYONACEA; ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; PARERYTHROPODIUM; PARERYTHROPODIUM FULVUM;

EID: 0031782077     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1543048     Document Type: Article

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