A multidisciplinary approach to the definition of species boundaries in branching species of the coral genus Psammocora (Cnidaria, Scleractinia)

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-91

  Stefani, Fabrizio ^a   Benzoni, Francesca ^a   Pichon, Michel ^b   Cancelliere, Carlotta ^a   Galli, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; PSAMMOCORA; PSAMMOCORA CONTIGUA; PSAMMOCORA OBTUSANGULA; PSAMMOCORA STELLATA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 37849010337     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2007.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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