Species richness, endemicity and distribution patterns of South African sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria and Corallimorpharia)

African Zoology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-200

  Acuña, Fabian H ^a   Griffiths, Charles L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeography; Distribution; Sea anemones

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; ENDEMISM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; CORALLIMORPHARIA;

EID: 10244260401     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2004.11657216     Document Type: Article

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