Release of sperm clusters in spheres by the black coral Cupressopathes pumila (Anthozoa, Antipatharia)

Coral Reefs

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 851-857

  Gaino, E ^a   Scoccia, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cnidaria; Coral reef; Spermatocysts; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; COLONY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORAL REEF; FECUNDITY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GAMETE; GROWTH RATE; POLYP; SPAWNING POPULATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTHOZOA; ANTIPATHARIA; CALLISTEMON; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA;

EID: 70350578489     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-009-0525-5     Document Type: Article

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