Molecular systematics of the speciose Indo-Pacific soft coral genus, Sinularia (Anthozoa: Octocorallia)

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 303-323

  McFadden, Catherine S ^a   Van Ofwegen, Leen P ^b   Beckman, Elizabeth J ^a   Benayahu, Yehuda ^c   Alderslade, Phil ^d  

^a HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcyoniidae; Molecular phylogenetics; Msh1; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ALCYONACEA; ALCYONARIA; ALCYONIIDAE; ANTHOZOA; METAZOA; SINULARIA;

EID: 71749099149     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2009.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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