Soft corals, sea fans, gorgonians (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) and black and wire corals (Ceriantipatharia: Antipatharia) from submarine caves in Hong Kong with a checklist of local species and a description of a new species of Paraminabea

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 42, Issue 9-12, 2008, Pages 749-780

  Lam, Katherine ^a,b   Morton, Brian ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceriantipatharia; Hong Kong; Octocorallia; Submarine caves

Indexed keywords

NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; SEAFLOOR; SOFT CORAL; SPECIES INVENTORY; SUBMARINE CAVE; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

ALCYONACEA; ALCYONARIA; ANTHOZOA; ANTIPATHARIA; CERIANTIPATHARIA; GORGONACEA;

EID: 47349122477     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930701862708     Document Type: Article

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