AN UNDESCRIBED SPECIES OF MERULINA AND A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF SIDERASTREID CORAL FROM THE RED-SEA
AN UNDESCRIBED SPECIES OF MERULINA AND A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF SIDERASTREID CORAL FROM THE RED-SEA
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DOI：
10.1080/00222938300770281
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发表时间：
1983-01-01
影响因子：
0.8
通讯作者：
HEAD, SM
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作者：
HEAD, SM
本文记述了红海珊瑚的两新种和一新属。Scheeri Merulina scheeri sp.11月与放线藻不同之处在于其较大的杯状结构、单中心倾向和珊瑚状。它在苏丹港地区的分布表明，它对更深、有保护的珊瑚礁斜坡具有生态偏好。云杉属(CRATERASTREA Levis Gen.)ET sp.11月被描述为一种新的菱形珊瑚，以前曾与Leptoseris混淆。它具有剑鱼科的隔肋骨和鞘特征，但通常因其珊瑚形状和稀疏和未开挖的钙骨而被隔离。在典型的礁坡上，它似乎被限制在超过30米的深度内。
Two new species and a new genus of scleractinian corals from the Red Sea are described. Merulina scheeri sp. nov. differs from M. ampliata in its larger calicinal structures, monocentric tendency and corallum form. Its distribution in the Port Sudan area suggests an ecological preference for deeper, sheltered reef slopes. CRATERASTREA levis gen. et sp. nov. is described as a new siderastreid coral, previously confused with Leptoseris. It has the septo-costal and thecal characteristics of the family Siderastreidae, but is generically isolated by its corallum form and sparse and non-excavated calices. It appears to be confined to depths in excess of 30 m on typical reef slopes.