A new genus of Atlantic octocorals (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae): systematics of gorgoniids with asymmetric sclerites

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 41, Issue 9-12, 2007, Pages 493-509

  Sánchez, Juan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Atlantic octocorals; Gorgonian corals; Gorgoniidae; Octocorallia; Tobagogogria

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; CORAL; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYLOGENY; RELATEDNESS; TAXONOMY;

ALCYONARIA; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; GORGONIA; GORGONIIDAE; LEPTOGORGIA; MURICEOPSIS; PHYLLOGORGIA; PLEXAURIDAE; PSEUDOPTEROGORGIA; PTEROGORGIA;

EID: 34248589993     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930701237315     Document Type: Article

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