New Family of Atlantic Corals

An international research team led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, has identified a family of corals found only in the Atlantic-a first for such classifications in that ocean-in a study that could transform the way corals are viewed and classified throughout the world.

Author:

Organizer:

Location:

Language:

Country:

Keywords: ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS, CORAL REEFS, TAXONOMY, CORALS

Geographic Keywords:

Related Topics: Biology, Island Ecosystems

Link: