A new octocoral genus (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Antarctic waters

Polar Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 452-458

  López González, Pablo J ^a   Gili, Josep Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; GENUS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY;

CORAL; NEW GENUS; TAXONOMY;

WEDDELL SEA;

ALCYONIIDAE; ANTHOMASTUS; ANTHOZOA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; MALACACANTHUS; SPHAERALCYON; SPHAERALCYON WEDDELLENSIS; SPINY; VERSEVELDTIA;

EID: 0343962569     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003009900105     Document Type: Article

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