Incongruence between morphotypes and genetically delimited species in the coral genus <it>Stylophora</it>: phenotypic plasticity, morphological convergence, morphological stasis or interspecific hybridization?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Morphological data suggest that, unlike most other groups of marine organisms, scleractinian corals of the genus <it>Stylophora </it>are more diverse in the western Indian Ocean and in the Red Sea than in the central Indo...

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Main Authors: Flot Jean-François, Blanchot Jean, Charpy Loïc, Cruaud Corinne, Licuanan Wilfredo Y, Nakano Yoshikatsu, Payri Claude, Tillier Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/11/22