Reproduction of the temperate octocoral Tripalea clavaria (Octocorallia: Anthothelidae) from sublittoral outcrops off Mar del Plata, Argentina

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 695-699

  Excoffon, A C ^a   Acuna F H ^a,b   Zamponi, M O ^a,b   Genzano, G N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARGENTINA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; MAR DEL PLATA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALCYONACEA; ALCYONARIA; ANTHOTHELIDAE; ANTHOZOA; CLAVARIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 4544308953     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315404009774h     Document Type: Article

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