Coral disease mimic: Sponge attacks Porites lutea in Yemen

Coral Reefs

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 695-

  Benzoni, F ^a   Calcinai, B ^b   Eisinger, M ^c   Klaus, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^d C/o MacAlister Elliott and Partners ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; DISEASE; MIMICRY; SPONGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; YEMEN;

ANTHOZOA; PORITES LUTEA;

EID: 48449095276     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-008-0371-x     Document Type: Article

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3. K Rutzler K Muzik 1993 Terpios hoshinota, a new cyanobactiosponge threatening Pacific reefs Sci Mar 4 395 403