Morphological variation in the atlantic genus Siderastrea (Anthozoa, Scleractinia)
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Morphological variation in the atlantic genus SideraStrea (anthozoa, scleractinia)
Siderastrea is a small genus of scleractinian corals, composed by zooxanthellate massive colonial forms. Besides contributing to the consolidation of the reef structure, represent a group with significant resistance to environmental stress. Until the 70’s, its taxonomy was a complicated task, limited by the difficulty in identifying morphotypes. More recently, interspecific boundaries were rede...
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عنوان ژورنال: Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo)
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0031-1049
DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.16