Gross and microscopic morphology of lesions in Cnidaria from Palmyra Atoll, Central Pacific

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-173

  Williams, Gareth J ^a,d   Work, Thierry M ^b   Aeby, Greta S ^c   Knapp, Ingrid S ^a   Davy, Simon K ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral disease; Coral lesion; Discoloration; Fungi; Growth anomaly; Hyperplasia; Necrosis; Scleractinian coral; Soft coral; Tissue loss; Zoanthid

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CNIDARIA; COLOR; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HYPERPLASIA; NECROSIS; PACIFIC ISLANDS;

ANIMALS; CNIDARIA; COLOR; HYPERPLASIA; NECROSIS; PACIFIC ISLANDS;

ACROPORA ACUMINATA; ALCYONACEA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; CRUSTACEA; FUNGI; LOBOPHYTUM; MONTIPORA; PALMYRA; PALYTHOA TUBERCULOSA; SCLERACTINIA; SINULARIA; ZOANTHIDAE;

EID: 78751515097     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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