A review of the Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Chile, with the description of two new species

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1018, 2005, Pages 15-46

  Cairns, Stephen D ^a   Häussermann, Verena ^b,c   Försterra, Günter ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Azooxanthellate corals; Chile; Cnidaria; Juan Fern ndez; new species; Scleractinia

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CARYOPHYLLIA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; SCLERACTINIA; TETHOCYATHUS;

EID: 30344448102     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1018.1.2     Document Type: Review

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