Reproduction and the unusual condition of hermaphroditism in Sarcophyton glaucum (Octocorallia, Alcyoniidae) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 530-531, Issue , 2004, Pages 399-409

  Schleyer, Michael H ^a   Kruger, Alke ^a   Benayahu, Yehuda ^b  

^a OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

High latitude reefs; Reproduction; Soft coral

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

CORALS; OOCYTES; POLYPS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

HERMAPHRODITE; POLYP; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SOFT CORAL; SPAWNING;

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

ALCYONACEA; ALCYONARIA; ALCYONIIDAE; ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; SARCOPHYTON GLAUCUM;

EID: 12444271177     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-004-2683-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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