Three new species of Phyllodesmium Ehrenberg (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia: Aeolidoidea), and a revised phylogenetic analysis

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2201, 2009, Pages 30-48

  Moore, Elizabeth ^a   Gosliner, Terrence ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Evolution; Symbiosis; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; GASTROPODA; NUDIBRANCHIA; PHYLLODESMIUM; XENIIDAE;

EID: 69249125441     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2201.1.6     Document Type: Article

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