Distribution and morphological variation of colonies of the bryozoan Pentapora fascialis (Bryozoa: Cheilostomata) along the western coast of Italy

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 711-717

  Lombardi, C ^a,b   Cocito, S ^b   Occhipinti Ambrogi, A ^a   Porter, J S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre   (Italy)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonies; Distribution; Morphological variation; Pentapora fascialis; Western coast of Italy

Indexed keywords

BRYOZOAN; CARBONATE; COLONY; CORAL; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; SPONGE; SUBSTRATE; TAXONOMY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BRYOZOA; CHEILOSTOMATIDA; GORGONACEA; PENTAPORA FASCIALIS;

EID: 46049096124     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408001525     Document Type: Article

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