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The clownfish-hosting sea anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniaria): updated nomenclature, biogeography, and practical field guide.

  • 1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA 35487 & Dauphin Island Sea Lab, 101 Bienville Blvd, Dauphin Island, AL, USA 36528
  • 2. Department of Biology, Boston University, 5 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA, USA, 02215
  • 3. Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA

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Titus, Benjamin M., Bennett-Smith, Morgan F., Chiodo, Tommaso, Rodríguez, Estefanía (2024): The clownfish-hosting sea anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniaria): updated nomenclature, biogeography, and practical field guide. Zootaxa 5506 (1): 1-34, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5506.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5506.1.1

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