First record and redescription of the introduced sea anemone Sagartia ornata (Holdsworth, 1855) (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Sagatiidae) from South Africa

African Zoology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 314-318

  Acuna F H ^a,b   Excoffon, A C ^a   Griffiths, C L ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Introduced species; Sagartia ornata; Sea anemone

Indexed keywords

INTRODUCED SPECIES; NEW RECORD; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LANGEBAAN LAGOON; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE; WORLD;

ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; SAGARTIA; SAGARTIA ORNATA; SAGATIIDAE;

EID: 10244270666     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2004.11657228     Document Type: Article

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