A new primnoid genus (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) from the Southern Ocean;Un nuevo género de primnoideo (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) del Océano Antártico

Scientia Marina

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 383-397

  López González, Pablo J ^a   Gili, Josep Maria ^b   Orejas, Covadonga ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Arntzia; Biodiversity; New genus; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

CORAL; NEW GENUS; TAXONOMY;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

AINIGMAPTILON; ALCYONACEA; ALCYONARIA; ANTHOZOA; ARNTZIA; PRIMNOELLA; PRIMNOELLA GRACILIS;

EID: 0036991159     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2002.66n4383     Document Type: Article

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