Unexpected diversity in Canadian Pacific zoanthids (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia): A molecular examination and description of a new species from the waters of British Columbia

Marine Biodiversity

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 249-260

  Reimer, James Davis ^a,b   Sinniger, Frederic ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

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

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canadian Pacific; Diversity; ITS rDNA; Mesozoanthus; New species; Zoanthid

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; COLOR; EUKARYOTE; MUSEUM; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; EPIZOANTHUS SCOTINUS; INVERTEBRATA; ZOANTHARIA; ZOANTHIDAE; ZOANTHIDEA;

EID: 78049467558     PISSN: 18671616     EISSN: 18671624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12526-010-0045-0     Document Type: Article

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