First evidence for coloniality in sea anemones

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 257, Issue , 2003, Pages 291-294

  Häussermann, Verena ^a,b   Försterra, Günter ^b  

^a ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actiniaria; Anthozoa; Cereus herpetodes; Chile; Colony; Fission; Polystomodaeal intramural intratentacular budding; Solitary

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; COLONY; ZOOBENTHOS;

(SOUTHEAST); CHILE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; CEREUS HERPETODES; INVERTEBRATA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0042355382     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps257291     Document Type: Article

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