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Comparative Molecular and Morphological Variation Analysis of Siderastrea (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) Reveals the Presence of Siderastrea stellata in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Biological bulletin - 1 Feb 2017
García Norberto A Colín, Campos Jorge E, Musi José L Tello, Forsman Zac H, Muñoz Jorge L Montero, Reyes Alejandro Monsalvo, González Jesús E Arias
Abstract excerpt
The genus Siderastrea exhibits high levels of morphological variability. Some of its species share similar morphological characteristics with congeners, making their identification difficult. Siderastrea stellata has been reported as an intermediary of S. siderea and S. radians in the Brazilian reef ecosystem. In an earlier study conducted in Mexico, we detected Siderastrea colonies with morphological features...
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