Halomitra sp. indet.

Fassbender, Nico, Stefanoudis, Paris V, Filander, Zoleka Nontlantla, Gendron, Gilberte, Mah, Christopher L, Mattio, Lydiane, Mortimer, Jeanne A, Moura, Carlos J, Samaai, Toufiek, Samimi-Namin, Kaveh, Wagner, Daniel, Walton, Rowana & Woodall, Lucy C, 2021, Reef benthos of Seychelles - A field guide, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 65970-65970 : 65970

Halomitra sp. indet.

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Halomitra; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Cnidaria; class: Anthozoa; order: Scleractinia; family: Fungiidae; genus: Halomitra; scientificNameAuthorship: Dana, 1846; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Aldabra W 1, Desroches S 1, Poivre E 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 11.3 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 36.5 m; locationRemarks: First Descent : Seychelles Expedition ; Identification : identifiedBy: Gilberte Gendron , Nico Fassbender , Paris Stefanoudis , Rowana Walton ; dateIdentified: 2019, 2020; identificationRemarks: identified only from imagery; Event : samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR SCUBA; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation

Notes

Free-living, flat, domed or bell-shaped and oval growth forms are commonly observed. Maximum recorded size: 30 cm across. Corallites 6.0 mm. No axial furrow, but septo-costae radiate out from the centre towards the margin. Corallites are often white. Colouration pale brown with bright pink or purple margin (Fig. 87 ).

Figures

Figure 87. Poivre E 1, 30 m.