An aberrant growth form of Red Sea corals caused by polychaete infestations

Coral Reefs

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 315-316

  Wielgus, J ^a,b   Glassom, D ^a,b   Chadwick Furman, N E ^a,b   Ben Shaprut, O ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; GROWTH FORM; PARASITISM; POLYCHAETE;

RED SEA;

ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0036931290     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-002-0246-5     Document Type: Article

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