Plexaurella grandiflora Verrill, 1912

Castro, C. B., Medeiros, M. S. & Loiola, L. L., 2010, Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Brazilian reefs, Journal of Natural History 44 (13 - 14), pp. 763-827 : 833

Plexaurella grandiflora Verrill, 1912

Material

Brazil: Paraíba, ‘ Parahyba do Norte’ ( MNRJ 01273), João Pessoa – Tambaú, Picãozinho Reef ( MNRJ 00446), Cabo Branco – Seixas Point [UFPb 397 (just below ebb tide level)]; Pernambuco, Candeias ( YPM 4503 – holotype of Plexaurella verrucosa Verrill, 1912 ), Porto de Galinhas – Rasinho do Coiceiro ( MNRJ 02754, 30 m); Alagoas, Maragogi ( MNRJ 00445), Marechal Deodoro – Frances Beach ( MNRJ 02752); Bahia, Mapele ( MNRJ 01274), Salvador – Todos os Santos Bay, Monteserrat Point ( MNRJ 04002, 12°55′ S, 038°31′ W), Morro de São Paulo ( MSP) – ‘Costão do Forte’ ( MNRJ 01988), MSP – left side of ‘Costão do Forte’ ( MNRJ 01397), Mar Grande ( YPM 4501 – holotype of Plexaurella (Pseudoeunicea) grandiflora Verrill, 1912 ), Periperí Point ( YPM 4502 – holotype of Plexaurella pumila Verrill, 1912 ), Santa Cruz de Cabrália – Coroa Vermelha Point (UFPb 298), Prado – 5 km to the north of Cumuruxatiba ( MNRJ 00157, 0.5 m), Abrolhos Reefs ( YPM 1597 – holotype of Plexaurella cylindrica Verrill, 1912 ; YPM 1598 – holotype of Plexaurella braziliana Verrill, 1912 ), Parcel das Paredes ( PP) – Lixa Reef ( MNRJ 00435, 3–7 m, UFPb 289), PP – ‘chapeirão’ on the northern border of Lixa Reef (UFPb 278), PP – “chapeirão” on the southern border of Lixa Reef (UFPb 275), PP – Ponta Sul ( MNRJ 04342, 17°52′ S, 38°58′ W), Abrolhos Archipelago (AA) – east border of Sueste Island (UFPb 294), AA – south of Sueste Island (UFPb 282), AA – between Siriba and Redonda Islands ( MNRJ 01182), Parcel dos Abrolhos (PA) ( MNRJ 00436, 5–8 m), PA – Popa Verde Reef ( MNRJ 02584, MNRJ 04586, 18°01′ S, 038°59′ W), PA – Sebastião Gomes Reef ( MNRJ 04584, 04585, 04587), Viçosa Reef ( MNRJ 02199), Nova Viçosa – Coroa Vermelha Reef ( MNRJ 02726, 02861); Espírito Santo, Santa Cruz ( MNRJ 00431), Vila Velha – Costa Beach ( MNRJ 00442, 2 m), Guarapari (G) – Três Ilhas ( MNRJ 00438, 3 m), G – Três Praias ( MNRJ 00439, 2–3 m), G –Setiba Beach ( MNRJ 00441, 1–2 m, MNRJ 00432, 1 m), G – Castanheiras Beach ( MNRJ 00433, 1 m, MNRJ 00437, 0.5 m, MNRJ 00635, 01344), G – Meaípe ( MNRJ 00639), G – Três Praias, Meio Beach ( MNRJ 03961, 3 m), Piúma – Francês Island ( MNRJ 01148, 2 m), Piúma – Cabrito Island ( MNRJ 01149), Ubú – Parati Beach ( MNRJ 01987), off Itapemirim ( MNRJ 02260, 21°18′ S, 040°28′ W, 22 m); off between Regência (Espírito Santo) and Regência (Rio de Janeiro) ( MNRJ 04589); Rio de Janeiro, São João da Barra – off mouth of Itabapoana River, Baixio dos Moleques ( MNRJ 00444, 1.5–4 m).