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First record of “polyp-ball colonies” produced by Zoanthus sociatus (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Zoantharia)

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Acknowledgments

We thank Dr. Nuno Simões (UNAM) for all the support provided. The field expedition was financed by grants from the Harte Research Institute (Biodiversity of the southern Gulf of Mexico) and CONABIO (NE018).

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This study was funded by the Harte Research Institute (Project Biodiversity of the southern Gulf of Mexico) and CONABIO (Grant Number: NE018; Actualización del conocimiento de la diversidad de especies de invertebrados marinos bentónicos de aguas someras [< 50 m] del sur del Golfo de México).

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  1. Laboratorio de Biología de Cnidarios, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras – CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Rodríguez Peña 4046, C.P. 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina

    Ricardo González-Muñoz

  2. Laboratorio de Zoología, FES-Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Av. de los Barrios 1, C.P. 54090, Los Reyes Iztacala, Estado de México, Mexico

    José Luis Tello-Musi

  3. Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru 1, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan

    James D. Reimer

  4. Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru 1, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan

    James D. Reimer

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González-Muñoz, R., Tello-Musi, J.L. & Reimer, J.D. First record of “polyp-ball colonies” produced by Zoanthus sociatus (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Zoantharia). Mar Biodiv 49, 2197–2198 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-019-01010-5

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