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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Diversity of free-living and symbiotic Symbiodinium in the coral reefs of Sanya, South China Sea

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Pages 117-128 | Received 30 Sep 2010, Accepted 11 Jun 2012, Published online: 21 Nov 2012

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