Morphology and taxonomy of a new species of Leptogorgia (Cnidaria: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) in Cocos Island National Park, Pacific Costa Rica

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 62-69

  Breedy, Odalisca ^a,b   Cortés, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

anthocodial rods; eastern Pacific Ocean; Leptogorgia species groups; schlerites

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; JELLYFISH; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; SHALLOW WATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TAXONOMY;

COCOS ISLAND; COSTA RICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST);

ALCYONARIA; CNIDARIA; GORGONIIDAE; LEPTOGORGIA;

EID: 79961062076     PISSN: 0006324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2988/10-18.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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