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- Title
Echinophyllia tarae sp. n. (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia), a new reef coral species from the Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Authors
Benzoni, Francesca
- Abstract
A new shallow water scleractinian coral species, Echinophyllia tarae sp. n., is described from the Gambier Islands, French Polynesia. It is characterized by an encrusting corallum, a few large and highly variable corallites with protruding walls, and distinctive costosepta. This coral was observed in muddy environments where several colonies showed partial mortality and re-growth. The new species has morphological affinities with both E. echinata and with Echinomorpha nishihirai, from which it can be distinguished on the basis of the diameter and the protrusion of the largest corallite, the thickness of the septa, and the development of the size of the crown of paliform lobes.
- Subjects
GAMBIER Islands (French Polynesia); ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA; ZOOXANTHELLATE corals; PHYLOGENY; LAGOONS
- Publication
ZooKeys, 2013, Issue 318, p59
- ISSN
1313-2989
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3897/zookeys.318.5351