Some scleractinian corals (Scleractinia: Anthozoa) of Larak Island, Persian Gulf
Author
Samiei, Jahangir Vajed
Author
Dab, Koosha
Author
Ghezellou, Parviz
Author
Shirvani, Arash
text
Zootaxa
2013
3636
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101
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journal article
43725
10.11646/zootaxa.3636.1.5
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1175-5326
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Symphyllia recta
(Dana, 1846)
(
Fig. 36
)
FIGURE 36.
Symphyllia recta
, a, exoskeleton; b, close up of corallites; c, underwater photograph of the colony; d, underwater photograph of polyps.
Material:
ZUTC Cnid. 1031, colony fragment, Larak Island,
26° 53' 14.4" N
,
56° 23' 43.4" E
, Coll. J. Vajed Samiei,
November 2010
.
Identification guide:
Veron (2000)
Notes for local identification:
Septal teeth more exserted than in
S. radians
which make the valleys more hidden in the living colonies. Valleys are also more sinuous.
Abundance:
Uncommon.
Depth of occurrence:
About
3 m
.