First record of Nanozoanthidae from the Red Sea

James Davis Reimer; Iori Kawamura; Michael L. Berumen

doi:10.1017/s1755267214001481

First record of Nanozoanthidae from the Red Sea

James Davis Reimer, Iori Kawamura, Michael L. Berumen

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Here we report on the first finding of Nanozoanthidae (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Zoantharia) in the Red Sea and the first record west of Western Australia. A single specimen of Nanozoanthus sp. was found at a depth of 13 m off Dumsuq Island, the Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia (16°33.846′N 42°03.510′E) during SCUBA surveys. Previous research had hypothesized that the genus could potentially be widespread in the Indo-Pacific and was simply undetected due to its small and cryptic nature, and the current specimen provides support for this idea. Such findings demonstrate the importance of biodiversity surveys by taxonomic specialists in understudied marine regions.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Marine Biodiversity Records
Volume	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/s1755267214001481
State	Published - Jan 30 2015

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Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): 1389-CRG1
Acknowledgements: This research was supported by award no. 1389-CRG1 from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) to M.L. Berumen.

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