ANTHOPLEURA RADIANS, A NEW SPECIES OF SEA ANEMONE (CNIDARIA: ACTINIARIA: ACTINIIDAE) FROM NORTHERN CHILE, WITH COMMENTS ON OTHER SPECIES OF THE GENUS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN

A new species of sea anemone, Anthopleura radians n.sp., is described from the intertidal zone of northern Chile and the taxonomic status of the other Anthopleura species from the South Pacific are discussed.A.radians n.sp.is characterized by a yellow-whitish and brown checkerboard-like pattern on the oral disc, adhesive verrucae along the entire c

The study was conducted in order to assess and evaluate factors that affect the ease of borrowing money by small, micro and medium-sized enterprises (SMMEs) from microfinance agencies and commercial banks in Pretoria West.The study was conducted by drawing a stratified random sample of size 334 SMMEs that conduct business in Pretoria West.Data was

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