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First record and redescription of the introduced sea anemone Sagartia ornata (Holdsworth, 1855) (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Sagartiidae) from South Africa

F.H. AcuñaDepartamento de Ciencias Marinas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina, [email protected]
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A.C. ExcoffonDepartamento de Ciencias Marinas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina, [email protected]
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C.L. GriffithsMarine Biology Research Institute, University of Cape Town,, Rondebosch, 7700, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 314-318 | Received 29 Nov 2003, Accepted 16 Oct 2003, Published online: 02 Dec 2015

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