TY - JOUR
T1 - Echinophyllia tarae sp. n. (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Scleractinia), a new reef coral species from the Gambier Islands, French Polynesia
AU - Benzoni, Francesca
N1 - Generated from Scopus record by KAUST IRTS on 2020-05-05
PY - 2013/8/5
Y1 - 2013/8/5
N2 - 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. © Francesca Benzoni.
AB - 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. © Francesca Benzoni.
UR - http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=3380
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84880896320&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3897/zookeys.318.5351
DO - 10.3897/zookeys.318.5351
M3 - Article
VL - 318
SP - 59
EP - 79
JO - ZooKeys
JF - ZooKeys
SN - 1313-2970
ER -