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On the specific status of eastern Mediterranean Dendrophyllia corals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa): Genetic characterization and speciation scenarios

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Aurelle, Didier, Haguenauer, Anne, Blaise, Chloé, Reynes, Lauric, Arnaud-Haond, Sophie, Boavida, Joana, Cabau, Cédric, Klopp, Christophe, Lundalv, Tomas, Noûs, Camille, Sartoretto, Stéphane, Wienberg, Claudia, Jiménez, Carlos E., Orejas, Covadonga (2024): On the specific status of eastern Mediterranean Dendrophyllia corals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa): Genetic characterization and speciation scenarios. Zoologica Scripta 53 (2): 235-247, DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12643, URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12643

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