Abstract
A new species of scleractinian coral, Parites decasepta spec. nov. (Scleractinia, Poritidae) is described from the Bar Al-Hikman reef complex along the Arabian Sea coast of the Sultanate of Oman. Parites decasepta spec. nov. forms encrusting, bright blue colonies rarely exceeding 7 cm in diameter. Corallites, about Imm in diameter, have only 10 septa: the two lateral septa of the ventral triplet typical of Parites septal arrangement are missing or strongly reduced.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 55-62 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Zootaxa |
Issue number | 1188 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 28 2006 |
Keywords
- Arabian Sea
- Cnidaria
- New species
- Oman
- Porites
- Poritidae
- Scleractinia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Animal Science and Zoology