Search for mesophotic octocorals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) and their phylogeny. II. A new zooxanthellate species from Eilat, northern Red Sea

Abstract. An octocoral survey conducted in the mesophotic coral ecosystem (MCE) of Eilat (Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea) yielded a new species of the speciose reef-dwelling genus Sinularia. It features encrusting colony morphology with a thin, funnel-shaped polypary. Sinularia mesophotica sp. n. (...

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Autores principales: Benayahu, Yehuda, McFadden, Catherine S., Shoham, Erez, van Ofwegen, Leen P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5523203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28769683
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.676.12751

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5523203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28769683
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.676.12751

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