A Fifth Morphological Polyp in Pennatulacean Octocorals, with a Review of Polyp Polymorphism in the Genera Pennatula and Pteroeides (Anthozoa: Pennatulidae)

Four types of polyps that differ in morphology and function were previously described in pennatulacean octocorals: oozooids, autozooids, siphonozooids, and mesozooids. Here we describe a 5th type of polyp, the acrozooid, found in members of 2 species of the genus Pteroeides from tropical western Pac...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Zoological Studies 2012-12, Vol.51 (7), p.1006-1017
Hauptverfasser:	Williams, G C, Hoeksema, B W, van Ofwegen, LP
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anthozoa Pennatula Pennatulidae
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