Soft coral (Cnidaria: Alcyonacea) distribution patterns in Thai waters

Zoological Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-84

  Chanmethakul, Thanongsak ^a   Chansang, Hansa ^a   Watanasit, Supareok ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alcyonacea; Biodiversity; Soft coral; Thai waters

Indexed keywords

ALCYONACEA; ALCYONIIDAE; ANTHOZOA; CLADIELLA; CNIDARIA; DENDRONEPHTHYA; ELEUTHEROBIA; HETEROXENIA; KLYXUM; LOBOPHYTUM; NEPHTHEA; NEPHTHEIDAE; NIDALIA; NIDALIIDAE; SARCOPHYTON; SCLERONEPHTHYA; SINULARIA; SIPHONOGORGIA; XENIA (CNIDARIA); XENIIDAE;

EID: 79956158808     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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