Quattuoria Benayahu & McFadden, 2022

Benayahu, Yehuda, Ekins, Merrick, Van Ofwegen, Leen P., Samimi-Namin, Kaveh & Mcfadden, Catherine S., 2022, On some encrusting Xeniidae (Octocorallia): Re-examination of the type material of Sansibia flava (May, 1898) and a description of new taxa, Zootaxa 5093 (4), pp. 421-444 : 436-437

Quattuoria Benayahu & McFadden , gen. nov.

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Diagnosis. Xeniidae with polyps arising directly from a spreading basal membrane. Polyps monomorphic and non-retractile. The numerous pinnules are scattered randomly on the oral surface of the tentacles and no distinct pinnule-rows can be recognized. Sclerites are ellipsoid platelets with a dendritic surface microstructure, abundant in the colony. Zooxanthellate. Type species: Quattuoria pallida sp. nov. by original designation and monotypy.

Etymology. The generic name Quattuoria (Gender: feminine) is derived from the Latin quattuor, referring to four. Here, it denotes the type locality of this genus, Les Quatre Frères (The Four Brothers), Madagascar.