Caementabunda, Benayahu, Yehuda, Ofwegen, Leen P. van & McFadden, Catherine S., 2018

Benayahu, Yehuda, Ofwegen, Leen P. van & McFadden, Catherine S., 2018, Evaluating the genus Cespitularia MilneEdwards & Haime, 1850 with descriptions of new genera of the family Xeniidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea), ZooKeys 754, pp. 63-101 : 83

Caementabunda gen. n.

Type species.

Cespitularia simplex Thomson & Dean, 1931

Diagnosis.

Colonies quite flaccid with a distinct but short encrusting base bearing primary lobes, sometimes divided into secondary ones. Non-retractile monomorphic polyps found on the lobes and occasionally down on some parts of the base. The spherical-oval sclerites are composed of a myriad of densely packed chip-like microscleres. Zooxanthellate.

Etymology.

The generic name refers to the microstructure of the sclerites, which are composed of multitudes of microscleres, resembling aggregates of cement chips. The name is derived from the Latin caementum, cement, and abunda meaning copious. Gender feminine.