Integrative taxonomy, larval biology and functional morphology of the little known gall-forming coral endoparasite Petrarca (Thecostraca: Ascothoracida)
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DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad009
Abstract: Petrarca is an ascothoracidan endoparasite in scleratinian dendrophyllid corals. Petrarca can stimulate coral growth, forming a gall chamber to house itself inside the coral skeleton. The diversity, molecular phylogeny and feeding ecology of Petrarca are… read more here.
Keywords: integrative taxonomy; petrarca; gall; functional morphology ... See more keywords