Embryogenesis and larval biology of the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa.

Cold-water coral reefs form spectacular and highly diverse ecosystems in the deep sea but little is known about reproduction, and virtually nothing about the larval biology in these corals. This study is based on data from two locations of the North East Atlantic and documents the first observations...

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Main Authors: Ann I Larsson, Johanna Järnegren, Susanna M Strömberg, Mikael P Dahl, Tomas Lundälv, Sandra Brooke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4100773?pdf=render