Investigations into the reproductive patterns, ecology, and morphology in the zoanthid genus Palythoa (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) in Okinawa, Japan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 182-194

  Shiroma, Eriko ^a   Reimer, James Davis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

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

Author keywords

Hybridization; Reticulate evolution; Spawning timing; Zoantharia; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; PALYTHOA; PALYTHOA TUBERCULOSA; ZOANTHARIA; ZOANTHIDAE;

EID: 79953646201     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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