Morphological and molecular characterization of a new genus and new species of parazoanthid (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Zoantharia) associated with Japanese Red Coral

Coral Reefs

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 935-949

  Reimer, J D ^a,b   Nonaka, M ^c   Sinniger, F ^a   Iwase, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

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

^c Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium ^*  (Japan)

^d Biological Institute on Kuroshio   (Japan)

Author keywords

COI; ITS rDNA; mt 16S rDNA; Paracorallium; Zoanthid

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; CORAL; CYTOCHROME; DNA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

ANTHOZOA; CORALLIIDAE; GORGONIA; PARAZOANTHIDAE; ZOANTHARIA; ZOANTHIDAE; ZOANTHIDEA;

EID: 55349123660     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-008-0389-0     Document Type: Article

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