Two species of the coral Tubastraea (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) in Brazil: A case of accidental introduction

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 175-183

  De Paula, Alline Figueira ^a   Creed, Joel Christopher ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; RANGE EXPANSION;

BRAZIL; ILHA GRANDE BAY; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COCCOIDEA; COELENTERATA; DENDROPHYLLIIDAE; SCLERACTINIA; TUBASTRAEA; TUBASTRAEA COCCINEA; TUBASTRAEA TAGUSENSIS;

EID: 2042464187     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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