Discovery of Aphanipathes verticillata (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia) in the Hawaiian Islands

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 3348, 2012, Pages 24-39

  Opresko, D M ^a   Wagner, D ^b   Montgomery, A D ^c   Brugler, M R ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphanipathes verticillata mauiensis; Aphanipathidae; Black coral; New subspecies; Range extension

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; ANTIPATHARIA; ANTIPATHES; APHANIPATHES; CNIDARIA; VERTICILLATA;

EID: 84862526688     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3348.1.2     Document Type: Article

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