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In situ observations on withdrawal behaviour of the sea pen Virgularia mirabilis

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  1. Institut de Ciències del Mar, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ICM-CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Spain

    Stefano Ambroso, Carlos Dominguez-Carrió, Jordi Grinyó, Josep-Maria Gili, Ariadna Purroy, Susana Requena & Teresa Madurell

  2. Department of Zoology, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Reina Mercedes 6, 41012, Sevilla, Spain

    Pablo J. López-González

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Ambroso, S., Dominguez-Carrió, C., Grinyó, J. et al. In situ observations on withdrawal behaviour of the sea pen Virgularia mirabilis . Mar Biodiv 43, 257–258 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-013-0172-5

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