Muricea flamma Marques and Castro, 1995
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930903441160 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/554D1963-FFED-FFEB-FE61-F0990D7D6020 |
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Felipe |
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Muricea flamma Marques and Castro, 1995 |
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Muricea flamma Marques and Castro, 1995 View in CoL
( Figures 1 View Figure 1 , 7A,A′ View Figure 7 , 8)
Muricea flamma Marques and Castro 1995: 170–172 View in CoL , pl. II d–e, fig. 3, fig. 6 a–u; Medeiros and Castro 1999: 8–9.
Diagnosis
Colonies planiform, branching profuse, lateral on larger branches, pinnate on smaller ( Figure 7A,A′ View Figure 7 ); polyps equally distributed on all sides of colonies; calyces sparse (leaving conspicuous surface of free coenenchyme), pointed; calyx sclerites without conspicuous smooth projecting spine, with small spines on outer surface; coenenchymal spindles up to 4 mm long; axial sheath with tuberculated spindles ( Figure 8 View Figure 8 ); anthocodial rods pale yellow ( Marques and Castro 1995: 170).
Description
For a complete description see Marques and Castro (1995: 170–172, pl. II d–e, fig. 3, fig. 6 a–u).
Material
Brazil: Bahia ( MNRJ 00878 View Materials , 01384 View Materials , 01835 View Materials , 01836 View Materials , 01869 View Materials , 02749 View Materials , 02929 View Materials , 03107 View Materials , 04032 View Materials , 04341 View Materials , 04145 View Materials ; USNM 89263 About USNM , 89264 About USNM ; BM 1992.4.9.l) ; Espírito Santo ( MNRJ 02983 View Materials , 04129 View Materials , 04342 View Materials , 04718 View Materials , 04738 View Materials , 04939 View Materials , 04940 View Materials , 05464 View Materials , 05959 View Materials , 05980 View Materials ) .
Type depository
Museu Nacional , Rio de Janeiro, ( MNRJ 01869 View Materials ) ( Marques and Castro 1995) .
Type locality
Pedra Grande Reefs, Parcel das Paredes, off Caravelas, Bahia State, Brazil, 16–18 m ( Marques and Castro 1995) .
Geographic distribution
Brazil: Abrolhos Bank; off Itapemirim, Espírito Santo State ( Figure 1 View Figure 1 ).
Remarks
Further and more detailed studies from the Brazilian coast are necessary to evaluate the distribution of this species correctly.
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Muricea flamma Marques and Castro, 1995
| Castro, C. B., Medeiros, M. S. & Loiola, L. L. 2010 |
Muricea flamma
| Medeiros MS & Castro CB 1999: 8 |
| Marques ACSJ & Castro CB 1995: 172 |