Sexual reproduction of the solitary sunset cup coral Leptopsammia pruvoti (Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) in the Mediterranean. 1. Morphological aspects of gametogenesis and ontogenesis

Marine Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 485-495

  Goffredo, S ^a   Radetic J ^a   Airi, V ^a   Zaccanti, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; GAMETOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA; DENDROPHYLLIIDAE; LEPTOPSAMMIA PRUVOTI; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 20944452031     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-1567-z     Document Type: Article

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