A taxonomic survey of the shallow-water (<150 m) black corals (Cnidaria: Antipatharia) of the Hawaiian Islands

Frontiers in Marine Science

Volumn 2, Issue MAY, 2015, Pages

  Wagner, Daniel ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthozoa; Hawai'i; Precious coral; Scanning electron microscopy; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008697070     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22967745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2015.00024     Document Type: Article

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