High species diversity of the soft coral family Xeniidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) in the temperate region of Japan revealed by morphological and molecular analyses
The soft coral family Xeniidae, commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions, consists of 20 genera and 162 species. To date, few studies on this family have been conducted in Japan, especially at higher latitudes. Although molecular phylogenetic analyses have recently been u...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2019-07-01
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| Series: | ZooKeys |
| Online Access: | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/31979/download/pdf/ |