Zoanthids of the Cape Verde Islands and their symbionts: Previously unexamined diversity in the Northeastern Atlantic

Contributions to Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 147-163

  Reimer, James D ^a,b   Hirose, Mamiko ^a   Wirtz, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cape Verde Islands; Cnidaria; Symbiodinium; Undescribed species; Zoanthid

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960651443     PISSN: 13834517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/18759866-07904002     Document Type: Article

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