Recognition of separate genera within Acropora based on new morphological, reproductive and genetic evidence from Acropora togianensis, and elevation of the subgenus Isopora Studer, 1878 to genus (Scleractinia: Astrocoeniidae; Acroporidae)

Coral Reefs

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-239

  Wallace, C C ^a   Chen, C A ^b,c   Fukami, H ^d   Muir, P R ^a  

^a MUSEUM OF TROPICAL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Coral reproduction; Coral taxonomy; Protein coding genes

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BOOTSTRAPPING; CLADISTICS; CORAL; CORAL REEF; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTION; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA BRUEGGEMANNI; ACROPORA MURICATA; ACROPORIDAE; ANTHOZOA; ASTROCOENIIDAE; ISOPORA; ISOPORA TOGIANENSIS; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 34249865357     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0203-4     Document Type: Article

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