A revision of the genus Pacifigorgia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae)

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 782-839

  Breedy, Odalisca ^a   Guzmán, Héctor M ^b  

^a CIMAR   (Costa Rica)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; TAXONOMY;

ALCYONACEA; ALCYONARIA; ANTHOZOA; COELENTERATA; GORGONIIDAE; PACIFIGORGIA; PACIFIGORGIA ELEGANS; PACIFIGORGIA STENOBROCHIS;

EID: 0037203509     PISSN: 0006324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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