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, l...

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Main Authors: Natalia Menezes, Elizabeth Neves, Ruy K.P. Kikuchi, Rodrigo Johnsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-01-01
Series:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492014001600001&lng=en&tlng=en