The ancient evolutionary origins of Scleractinia revealed by azooxanthellate corals

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Scleractinian corals are currently a focus of major interest because of their ecological importance and the uncertain fate of coral reefs in the face of increasing anthropogenic pressure. Despite this, remarkably little is known abou...

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Main Authors: Stolarski Jarosław, Kitahara Marcelo V, Miller David J, Cairns Stephen D, Mazur Maciej, Meibom Anders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/316