Zoanthid diversity (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) in the Galapagos Islands: A molecular examination

Coral Reefs

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 641-654

  Reimer, J D ^a,b,c   Sinniger, F ^a   Hickman Jr , C P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Biological Institute on Kuroshio   (Japan)

^d WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; COI; Galapagos; ITS rDNA; mt 16S rDNA; Zoantharia

Indexed keywords

ARCHIPELAGO; BIODIVERSITY; INVERTEBRATE; ISLAND; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; INVERTEBRATA; PALYTHOA; PARAZOANTHUS; ZOANTHARIA; ZOANTHIDAE; ZOANTHIDEA; ZOANTHUS;

EID: 48449105020     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-008-0376-5     Document Type: Article

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