A deep-sea slant on the molecular phylogeny of the Scleractinia.
Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata are azooxanthellate corals with nearly cosmopolitan distributions. They form cold-water reefs in the upper bathyal zone on continental margins and offshore banks [A.D. Rogers, Int. Rev. Hydrobiol. 84 (1999) 315]. Lophelia is classified in the family Caryophylli...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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