Novel characters in a conservative coral genus: Three new species of astreopora (scleractinia: Acroporidae) from West Papua

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 45, Issue 31-32, 2011, Pages 1905-1924

  Wallace, Carden C ^a   Turak, Emre ^a   de Vantier, Lyndon ^a  

^a MUSEUM OF TROPICAL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Axial growth; Coral reefs; Coral triangle; Diversification; Hexacorals; Speciation

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CORAL; CRETACEOUS; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CENDERAWASIH BAY; INDONESIA; NEW GUINEA; PAPUA [(PRV) INDONESIA];

ACROPORA; ACROPORIDAE; ANTHOZOA; ASTREOPORA; MONTIPORA; SCLERACTINIA; ZOANTHARIA;

EID: 79958754617     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2011.573098     Document Type: Article

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