Observations of the Antipatharian "black coral" Plumapathes pennacea (Pallas, 1766) (Cnidaria: Anthozoa), Northwestern Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 127-132

  Boland, Gregory S ^a   Sammarco, Paul W ^b  

^a MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

^b Louisiana Universities Marine Research Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA; ANTIPATHARIA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; PLUMAPATHES; PLUMAPATHES PENNACEA;

EID: 24344483189     PISSN: 1087688X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18785/goms.2301.11     Document Type: Article

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