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Hydroids associated with deep-sea corals in the boreal north-west Atlantic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 March 2001

Lea-Anne Henry
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4J1, Canada, E-mail: HenryL@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Abstract

This paper reports on the distribution of epifaunal hydroids associated with deep-sea corals collected from the boreal north-west Atlantic. Thirteen hydroid species were collected from only four coral specimens, suggesting that northern corals support highly diverse epifaunal communities.

Type
Short Communication
Copyright
2001 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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