Reproductive biology of the deep-sea pennatulacean Anthoptilum murrayi (Cnidaria, Octocorallia)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 397, Issue , 2009, Pages 103-112

  Pires, D O ^a   Castro, C B ^a   Silva, J C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Deep sea; Fecundity; Gametogenesis; Pennatulacea

Indexed keywords

CORAL; DEEP-SEA ORGANISM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FECUNDITY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GAMETOGENESIS; HISTOLOGY; PATCHINESS; POLYP; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SAMPLING; SESSILE SPECIES; SPECIMEN BANK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); INDIAN OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

ALCYONARIA; ANTHOPTILUM MURRAYI; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; PENNATULACEA;

EID: 74049161929     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08322     Document Type: Article

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