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Science 14 June 2002:
Vol. 296. no. 5575, pp. 1949 - 1950
DOI: 10.1126/science.296.5575.1949a
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ECOLOGY:
A Coral by Any Other Name ...

Elizabeth Pennisi

Some researchers argue that because many corals interbreed, they do not qualify as distinct taxonomic entities. Now, by performing more extensive genetic studies than had been tried before on corals, marine biologists show on page 2023 that appearances can be deceptive: Three "species" found in the Caribbean are really two.

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