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<mods:title id="DFCE669CA81E958526F80371040605B7">The genus Litophyton Forskål, 1775 (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Nephtheidae) from Australia</mods:title>
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<taxonomicName id="4C157D82233FFFCEFF358378FE65F981" ID-CoL="866ND" authority="Van, 2020" authorityName="Van" authorityYear="2020" box="[151,420,1558,1584]" class="Anthozoa" family="Nephtheidae" genus="Litophyton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="spinulosum" status="sp. nov.">
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<paragraph id="8BAA0601233FFFCEFF358354FE96F9E4" blockId="30.[151,520,1558,1621]" box="[151,343,1594,1621]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">
(
<figureCitation id="132E1A84233FFFCEFF3D8354FEC2F9E5" box="[159,259,1594,1620]" captionStart="FIGURE 13" captionStartId="21.[151,250,1888,1913]" captionTargetBox="[151,1432,207,1863]" captionTargetId="figure@21.[151,1436,199,1863]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="FIGURE 13. Lateral views polyp armature of Litophyton; a, L. graafae n. sp., holotype NTM C4095; b, L. rowleyensis n. sp., paratype NTM C10722; c, L. myrmidonensis n. sp., holotype NTM C994; d, L. projectum n. sp., holotype NTM C4203, e, L. pseudorowleyensis n. sp., holotype NTM C4013, f, L. spinulosum n. sp., holotype NTM C215; g, L. rowleyensis n. sp., holotype NTM C10780." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764949" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3764949/files/figure.png" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Figs. 13f</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="132E1A84233FFFCEFEAC8354FE8EF9E4" box="[270,335,1594,1621]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 26" captionStart-1="FIGURE 27" captionStart-2="FIGURE 28" captionStart-3="FIGURE 29" captionStart-4="FIGURE 30" captionStartId-0="36.[151,250,1945,1970]" captionStartId-1="37.[151,250,1945,1970]" captionStartId-2="38.[151,250,1910,1935]" captionStartId-3="39.[151,250,1945,1970]" captionStartId-4="40.[151,250,1332,1357]" captionTargetBox-0="[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetBox-1="[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetBox-2="[190,1397,181,1884]" captionTargetBox-3="[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetBox-4="[151,1435,199,1307]" captionTargetId-0="figure@36.[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetId-1="figure@37.[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetId-2="figure@38.[190,1397,181,1884]" captionTargetId-3="figure@39.[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetId-4="figure@40.[151,1435,199,1307]" captionTargetPageId-0="36" captionTargetPageId-1="37" captionTargetPageId-2="38" captionTargetPageId-3="39" captionTargetPageId-4="40" captionText-0="FIGURE 26. Litophyton spinulosum n. sp., holotype NTM C215 (a, d-i), and paratypes NTMC542 (b) and NTM C2291 (c); a-c, colonies; d, abaxial point spindles; e, lateral point spindle; f, tentacle scales; g, polyp stalk rods; h, supporting bundle spindles, one partly; i, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk. Scale at d also applies to h; scale at e also applies to f, g, i." captionText-1="FIGURE 27. Litophyton spinulosum n. sp., holotype NTM C215; a-b, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk, c-d, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; e-f, spindles of interior base of stalk; g, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindle. Scale at d also applies to b, e; scale at f also applies to a." captionText-2="FIGURE 28. Litophyton spinulosum n. sp., paratype NTM C542; a, abaxial point spindles; b, lateral and adaxial point sclerites; c, tentacle scales; d, polyp stalk rods; e, xeniid type sclerites; f, part of supporting bundle spindle; g-h, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk, i-j, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; k-l, spindles of interior base of stalk; m, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindle. Scale at a also applies to f-g, j-k; scale at b also applies to c-d, i; scale at l also applies to h." captionText-3="FIGURE 29. Litophyton spinulosum n. sp., paratype NTM C2291; a, abaxial point spindles; b, lateral and adaxial point sclerites; c, tentacle scales; d, polyp stalk rods; e, supporting bundle spindles, partly; f-g, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk. Scale at a also applies to e-f; scale at d also applies to b-c." captionText-4="FIGURE 30. Litophyton spinulosum n. sp., paratype NTM C2291; a-b, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; c-d, spindles of interior base of stalk; e, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindle. Scale at b also applies to c." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764981" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764983" figureDoi-2="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764985" figureDoi-3="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764987" figureDoi-4="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764989" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/3764981/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/3764983/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/3764985/files/figure.png" httpUri-3="https://zenodo.org/record/3764987/files/figure.png" httpUri-4="https://zenodo.org/record/3764989/files/figure.png" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">26-30</figureCitation>
)
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B961DA13233FFFCEFF3583EFFE42F92D" bold="true" box="[151,387,1665,1692]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Material examined.</emphasis>
<materialsCitation id="3B7D0C5C233FFFCEFE2E83ECFA97F92D" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="2608549252" box="[396,1366,1665,1692]" collectingDate="1976-12-02" collectionCode="NTM" collectorName="P. Alderslade" location="Milln" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" specimenCode="NTM C215" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Queensland" typeStatus="holotype">
<typeStatus id="54AEB8A3233FFFCEFE2E83ECFE35F92D" box="[396,500,1666,1692]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
<specimenCode id="DBB3AE7A233FFFCEFE5F83ECFD42F92D" box="[509,643,1665,1692]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">NTM C215</specimenCode>
,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3233FFFCEFD3383ECFCD9F92D" box="[657,792,1666,1692]" country="Australia" name="Queensland" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Queensland</collectingRegion>
,
<location id="8ECA50DA233FFFCEFC8783ECFCA2F92D" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03BCB717233FFFF9FF358378FA92FEF2:8ECA50DA233FFFCEFC8783ECFCA2F92D" box="[805,867,1666,1692]" name="Milln" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" stateProvince="Queensland">Milln</location>
reef,
<date id="FFAB20C1233FFFCEFC0A83ECFBB7F92D" box="[936,1142,1666,1692]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" value="1976-12-02">
<collectingDate id="EFEFD929233FFFCEFC0A83ECFBB7F92D" box="[936,1142,1666,1692]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" value="1976-12-02">2 December 1976</collectingDate>
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, coll.
<collectorName id="26E063D7233FFFCEFB1C83ECFA97F92D" box="[1214,1366,1666,1692]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">P. Alderslade</collectorName>
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;
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: NTM C194-NTM C195, same data as
<typeStatus id="54AEB8A3233FFFCEFD2F83C8FD32F971" box="[653,755,1702,1728]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
; NTM C204-NTMC214, same data as
<typeStatus id="54AEB8A3233FFFCEFB0683C8FACBF971" box="[1188,1290,1702,1728]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
; NTM C369, Bommie, Milln reef,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3233FFFCEFE2083A4FDC8F955" box="[386,521,1738,1764]" country="Australia" name="Queensland" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Queensland</collectingRegion>
, depth
<quantity id="4CEDABE4233FFFCEFDFA83A4FD6BF955" box="[600,682,1738,1764]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.0" metricValueMax="10.0" metricValueMin="6.0" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" unit="m" value="8.0" valueMax="10.0" valueMin="6.0">6-10 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFAB20C1233FFFCEFD1783A4FC9DF955" box="[693,860,1738,1764]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" value="1978-02">February 1978</date>
, coll. D. Schubot; NTM C447, Bommie, Milln reef,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3233FFFCEFF358380FEDFF8B9" box="[151,286,1774,1800]" country="Australia" name="Queensland" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Queensland</collectingRegion>
, depth
<quantity id="4CEDABE4233FFFCEFECC8380FE70F8B9" box="[366,433,1774,1800]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.0" metricValueMax="8.0" metricValueMin="6.0" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" unit="m" value="7.0" valueMax="8.0" valueMin="6.0">6-8 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFAB20C1233FFFCEFE1F8380FDA2F8B9" box="[445,611,1774,1800]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" value="1978-02">February 1978</date>
, coll. D. Schubot; NTM C541-NTM C544,
<date id="FFAB20C1233FFFCEFBE88380FB14F8B9" box="[1098,1237,1774,1800]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" value="1978-03">March 1978</date>
, coll. D. Schubot; NTM C761,
<date id="FFAB20C1233FFFCEFE88827CFE77F89D" box="[298,438,1810,1836]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" value="1978-03">March 1978</date>
, coll. D. Schubot; NTM C1369, Sweet-lip reef, Swain reefs,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3233FFFCEFBCC827CFB34F89D" box="[1134,1269,1810,1836]" country="Australia" name="Queensland" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Queensland</collectingRegion>
,
<date id="FFAB20C1233FFFCEFAA0827FFF13F8E1" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" value="1980-11-15">15 November 1980</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C2239-NTM C02240, Bommie, Briggs reef,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3233FFFCEFC488258FBB3F8E1" box="[1002,1138,1846,1872]" country="Australia" name="Queensland" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Queensland</collectingRegion>
; depth
<quantity id="4CEDABE4233FFFCEFB628258FAC2F8E1" box="[1216,1283,1846,1872]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.5" metricValueMax="7.0" metricValueMin="6.0" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" unit="m" value="6.5" valueMax="7.0" valueMin="6.0">6-7 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFAB20C1233FFFCEFAAC8258FA59F8E1" box="[1294,1432,1846,1872]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" value="1978-03">March 1978</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C2291,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3233FFFCEFDB68234FD5AF8C5" box="[532,667,1882,1908]" country="Australia" name="Queensland" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Queensland</collectingRegion>
, Moore reef,
<date id="FFAB20C1233FFFCEFC978234FC03F8C5" box="[821,962,1882,1908]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" value="1978-03">March 1978</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C2841, coll. Z. Dinesen.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B961DA13233FFFCEFF6582CFFE98F80D" bold="true" box="[199,345,1953,1980]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Description.</emphasis>
The
<typeStatus id="54AEB8A3233FFFCEFE3682CCFE37F80D" box="[404,502,1954,1980]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
NTM C215 is
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high and
<quantity id="4CEDABE4233FFFCEFCC282CCFC59F80D" box="[864,920,1954,1980]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.0" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" unit="cm" value="7.0">7 cm</quantity>
wide, the stalk is
<quantity id="4CEDABE4233FFFCEFBC782CCFB73F80D" box="[1125,1202,1954,1980]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.8" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" unit="cm" value="1.8">1.8 cm</quantity>
high (
<figureCitation id="132E1A84233FFFCEFB5E82CCFA9CF80C" box="[1276,1373,1954,1981]" captionStart="FIGURE 26" captionStartId="36.[151,250,1945,1970]" captionTargetBox="[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetId="figure@36.[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetPageId="36" captionText="FIGURE 26. Litophyton spinulosum n. sp., holotype NTM C215 (a, d-i), and paratypes NTMC542 (b) and NTM C2291 (c); a-c, colonies; d, abaxial point spindles; e, lateral point spindle; f, tentacle scales; g, polyp stalk rods; h, supporting bundle spindles, one partly; i, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk. Scale at d also applies to h; scale at e also applies to f, g, i." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764981" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3764981/files/figure.png" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Fig. 26a</figureCitation>
). The polyps are up to
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wide and
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high, and grouped in spherical catkins.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B961DA13233EFFCFFF3582F7FED8F803" bold="true" box="[151,281,1945,1970]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">FIGURE 21</emphasis>
.
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</taxonomicName>
type specimens: a,
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.
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,
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holotype NTM C10780; b paratype NTM C5804; c, paratype NTM C10722; d-e, paratypes NTM C5807; f,
<taxonomicName id="4C157D82233EFFCFFDCE82D0FD17F867" authority="Van, 2020" authorityName="Van" authorityYear="2020" box="[620,726,1982,2006]" class="Anthozoa" family="Nephtheidae" genus="Litophyton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="31" pageNumber="32" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="graafae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B961DA13233EFFCFFDCE82D0FDBBF864" box="[620,634,1982,2005]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B961DA13233EFFCFFD2582D0FD17F867" box="[647,726,1982,2006]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">graafae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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,
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holotype NTM C4095.
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<paragraph id="8BAA06012301FFF0FF358218FBD8F84A" blockId="32.[151,1437,1910,2043]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
<emphasis id="B961DA132301FFF0FF358218FED8F83E" bold="true" box="[151,281,1910,1935]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">FIGURE 22</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C157D822301FFF0FE858219FDCDF83E" authority="Van, 2020" authorityName="Van" authorityYear="2020" box="[295,524,1911,1935]" class="Anthozoa" family="Nephtheidae" genus="Litophyton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="rowleyensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B961DA132301FFF0FE858219FDCDF83E" box="[295,524,1911,1935]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Litophyton rowleyensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B961DA132301FFF0FDB38219FD8FF83E" bold="true" box="[529,590,1911,1935]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
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,
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holotype NTM C10780; a, abaxial point spindles; b, lateral point spindles; c, tentacle scales; d, polyp stalk platelets; e; polyp stalk rods; f, supporting bundle spindles, one partly; g-h, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk, i-j, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; k-l, spindles of interior base of stalk; m, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindle. Scale at b also applies to c, e, j; scale at a also applies to f-g, i, k; scale at l also applies to h.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF6A56892300FFF1FF3582F7FB7AF84B" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764975" ID-Zenodo-Dep="3764975" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3764975/files/figure.png" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" startId="33.[151,250,1945,1970]" targetBox="[178,1409,181,1919]" targetPageId="33">
<paragraph id="8BAA06012300FFF1FF3582F7FB7AF84B" blockId="33.[151,1437,1945,2042]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">
<emphasis id="B961DA132300FFF1FF3582F7FEDBF803" bold="true" box="[151,282,1945,1970]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">FIGURE 23</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B961DA132300FFF1FE8A82F4FDCCF803" box="[296,525,1946,1970]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Litophyton rowleyensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B961DA132300FFF1FDB682F4FD93F803" bold="true" box="[532,594,1946,1970]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25267682300FFF1FDB682F4FD8CF803" box="[532,589,1946,1970]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
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paratype NTM C10722; a, abaxial point spindles; b, lateral point spindle; c, tentacle scales; d, polyp stalk rods; e, polyp stalk platelets; f, supporting bundle spindles, partly; g-i, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk, j-k, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk. Scale at a also applies to f, h, k; scale at b also applies to c-d, g, j.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF6A56892303FFF2FF3582F7FB6EF867" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764977" ID-Zenodo-Dep="3764977" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3764977/files/figure.png" pageId="34" pageNumber="35" startId="34.[151,250,1945,1970]" targetBox="[178,1409,181,1919]" targetPageId="34">
<paragraph id="8BAA06012303FFF2FF3582F7FB6EF867" blockId="34.[151,1436,1945,2006]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">
<emphasis id="B961DA132303FFF2FF3582F7FEDBF803" bold="true" box="[151,282,1945,1970]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">FIGURE 24</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C157D822303FFF2FE8A82F4FDCCF803" authority="Van, 2020" authorityName="Van" authorityYear="2020" box="[296,525,1946,1970]" class="Anthozoa" family="Nephtheidae" genus="Litophyton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="34" pageNumber="35" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="rowleyensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B961DA132303FFF2FE8A82F4FDCCF803" box="[296,525,1946,1970]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">Litophyton rowleyensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B961DA132303FFF2FDB182F4FD8DF803" bold="true" box="[531,588,1946,1970]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25267682303FFF2FDB182F4FD8DF803" box="[531,588,1946,1970]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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, paratype NTM C5804 (a-c) and NTM C10722 (d-f); a-e, spindles of interior base of stalk; f, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindles. Scale at c also applies to e; scale at b also applies to d.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF6A56892302FFF3FF358218FD73F84A" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764979" ID-Zenodo-Dep="3764979" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3764979/files/figure.png" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" startId="35.[151,250,1910,1935]" targetBox="[190,1397,181,1884]" targetPageId="35">
<paragraph id="8BAA06012302FFF3FF358218FD73F84A" blockId="35.[151,1437,1910,2043]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">
<emphasis id="B961DA132302FFF3FF358218FEDBF83E" bold="true" box="[151,282,1910,1935]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">FIGURE 25</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C157D822302FFF3FE8A8219FDCFF83E" authority="Van, 2020" authorityName="Van" authorityYear="2020" box="[296,526,1911,1935]" class="Anthozoa" family="Nephtheidae" genus="Litophyton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="rowleyensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B961DA132302FFF3FE8A8219FDCFF83E" box="[296,526,1911,1935]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Litophyton rowleyensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B961DA132302FFF3FDB68219FD8CF83E" bold="true" box="[532,589,1911,1935]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25267682302FFF3FDB68219FD8CF83E" box="[532,589,1911,1935]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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, paratype NTM C5807; a, abaxial point spindles; b, lateral point spindles; c, tentacle scales; d-e, polyp stalk platelets; f, supporting bundle spindles, partly; g, spindles of surface layer top of stalk, h-i, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; j, spindles of interior base of stalk; l, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindle. Scale at b also applies to c, e, h; scale at i also applies to a, f; scale at j also applies to g.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF6A56892305FFF4FF3582F7FB07F84B" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764981" ID-Zenodo-Dep="3764981" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3764981/files/figure.png" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" startId="36.[151,250,1945,1970]" targetBox="[178,1409,181,1919]" targetPageId="36">
<paragraph id="8BAA06012305FFF4FF3582F7FB07F84B" blockId="36.[151,1437,1945,2042]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
<emphasis id="B961DA132305FFF4FF3582F7FEDBF803" bold="true" box="[151,282,1945,1970]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">FIGURE 26</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C157D822305FFF4FE8A82F4FDD1F803" authority="Van, 2020" authorityName="Van" authorityYear="2020" box="[296,528,1946,1970]" class="Anthozoa" family="Nephtheidae" genus="Litophyton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="spinulosum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B961DA132305FFF4FE8A82F4FDD1F803" box="[296,528,1946,1970]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">Litophyton spinulosum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B961DA132305FFF4FDBA82F4FD99F803" bold="true" box="[536,600,1946,1970]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25267682305FFF4FDBA82F4FD92F803" box="[536,595,1946,1970]" pageId="36" pageNumber="37" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
holotype NTM C215 (a, d-i), and paratypes NTMC542 (b) and NTM C2291 (c); a-c, colonies; d, abaxial point spindles; e, lateral point spindle; f, tentacle scales; g, polyp stalk rods; h, supporting bundle spindles, one partly; i, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk. Scale at d also applies to h; scale at e also applies to f, g, i.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF6A56892304FFF5FF3582F7FE20F848" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764983" ID-Zenodo-Dep="3764983" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3764983/files/figure.png" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" startId="37.[151,250,1945,1970]" targetBox="[178,1409,181,1919]" targetPageId="37">
<paragraph id="8BAA06012304FFF5FF3582F7FE20F848" blockId="37.[151,1436,1945,2042]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">
<emphasis id="B961DA132304FFF5FF3582F7FED8F803" bold="true" box="[151,281,1945,1970]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">FIGURE 27</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C157D822304FFF5FE8482F4FDCCF803" authority="Van, 2020" authorityName="Van" authorityYear="2020" box="[294,525,1946,1970]" class="Anthozoa" family="Nephtheidae" genus="Litophyton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="spinulosum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B961DA132304FFF5FE8482F4FDCCF803" box="[294,525,1946,1970]" italics="true" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">Litophyton spinulosum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B961DA132304FFF5FDB682F4FD92F803" bold="true" box="[532,595,1946,1970]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25267682304FFF5FDB682F4FD8FF803" box="[532,590,1946,1970]" pageId="37" pageNumber="38" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
holotype NTM C215; a-b, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk, c-d, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; e-f, spindles of interior base of stalk; g, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindle. Scale at d also applies to b, e; scale at f also applies to a.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF6A56892307FFF6FF358218FBD3F84A" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764985" ID-Zenodo-Dep="3764985" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3764985/files/figure.png" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" startId="38.[151,250,1910,1935]" targetBox="[190,1397,181,1884]" targetPageId="38">
<paragraph id="8BAA06012307FFF6FF358218FBD3F84A" blockId="38.[151,1437,1910,2043]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">
<emphasis id="B961DA132307FFF6FF358218FED9F83E" bold="true" box="[151,280,1910,1935]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">FIGURE 28</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C157D822307FFF6FE868219FDCAF83E" authority="Van, 2020" authorityName="Van" authorityYear="2020" box="[292,523,1911,1935]" class="Anthozoa" family="Nephtheidae" genus="Litophyton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="spinulosum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B961DA132307FFF6FE868219FDCAF83E" box="[292,523,1911,1935]" italics="true" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">Litophyton spinulosum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B961DA132307FFF6FDB28219FD8FF83E" bold="true" box="[528,590,1911,1935]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25267682307FFF6FDB28219FD88F83E" box="[528,585,1911,1935]" pageId="38" pageNumber="39" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
paratype NTM C542; a, abaxial point spindles; b, lateral and adaxial point sclerites; c, tentacle scales; d, polyp stalk rods; e, xeniid type sclerites; f, part of supporting bundle spindle; g-h, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk, i-j, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; k-l, spindles of interior base of stalk; m, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindle. Scale at a also applies to f-g, j-k; scale at b also applies to c-d, i; scale at l also applies to h.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF6A56892306FFF7FF3582F7FDFFF84B" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764987" ID-Zenodo-Dep="3764987" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3764987/files/figure.png" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" startId="39.[151,250,1945,1970]" targetBox="[178,1409,181,1919]" targetPageId="39">
<paragraph id="8BAA06012306FFF7FF3582F7FDFFF84B" blockId="39.[151,1437,1945,2042]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">
<emphasis id="B961DA132306FFF7FF3582F7FED8F803" bold="true" box="[151,281,1945,1970]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">FIGURE 29</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C157D822306FFF7FE8782F4FDCDF803" authority="Van, 2020" authorityName="Van" authorityYear="2020" box="[293,524,1946,1970]" class="Anthozoa" family="Nephtheidae" genus="Litophyton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="spinulosum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B961DA132306FFF7FE8782F4FDCDF803" box="[293,524,1946,1970]" italics="true" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">Litophyton spinulosum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B961DA132306FFF7FDB082F4FD90F803" bold="true" box="[530,593,1946,1970]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25267682306FFF7FDB082F4FD8DF803" box="[530,588,1946,1970]" pageId="39" pageNumber="40" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
paratype NTM C2291; a, abaxial point spindles; b, lateral and adaxial point sclerites; c, tentacle scales; d, polyp stalk rods; e, supporting bundle spindles, partly; f-g, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk. Scale at a also applies to e-f; scale at d also applies to b-c.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BAA06012309FFF8FF35805AFBF6FAC0" blockId="40.[151,1437,1332,1393]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="B961DA132309FFF8FF35805AFEDBFAFC" bold="true" box="[151,282,1332,1357]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">FIGURE 30</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C157D822309FFF8FE8A805BFDD0FAFC" authority="Van, 2020" authorityName="Van" authorityYear="2020" box="[296,529,1333,1357]" class="Anthozoa" family="Nephtheidae" genus="Litophyton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="spinulosum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B961DA132309FFF8FE8A805BFDD0FAFC" box="[296,529,1333,1357]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Litophyton spinulosum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B961DA132309FFF8FDBB805BFD98FAFC" bold="true" box="[537,601,1333,1357]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25267682309FFF8FDBB805BFD95FAFC" box="[537,596,1333,1357]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
paratype NTM C2291; a-b, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; c-d, spindles of interior base of stalk; e, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindle. Scale at b also applies to c.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BAA06012309FFF8FF6580CEFC39F9DF" blockId="40.[151,1437,1439,2042]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="B961DA132309FFF8FF6580CEFED5FA0B" bold="true" box="[199,276,1440,1466]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Polyps</emphasis>
. With irregular arrangement of sclerites in eight points (
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). Abaxial and lateral point sclerites are spindles with simple tubercles and spiny distal part, largest present abaxially, up to
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long (
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), towards the adaxial points they become smaller (
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). Tentacles with curved scales up to
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long (
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). Adaxial side of the polyp stalk with many straight rods, up to
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long (
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Fig.
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). Supporting bundle composed of one or two spindles up to
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long, with simple tubercles and sometimes a spiny tip projecting for a maximum distance of
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(
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). Many polyp sclerites have an optically black inner core.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAA06012309FFF8FF658319FB65F907" blockId="40.[151,1437,1439,2042]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="B961DA132309FFF8FF658319FE0BF923" bold="true" box="[199,458,1655,1682]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Surface layer top stalk</emphasis>
. Capstans and derivatives of capstans up to
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long, and many spindles and unilaterally spinose spindles, up to
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long, with simple and complex tubercles (
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,
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a-b).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B961DA132309FFF8FF6583D1FE21F96B" bold="true" box="[199,480,1727,1754]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Surface layer base stalk</emphasis>
. Capstans, derivatives of capstans, spindles, and unilaterally spinose spindles, all with simple and complex tubercles (
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c-d). The spindles are up to
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long.
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<paragraph id="8BAA06012309FFF8FF658269FACBF8F4" blockId="40.[151,1437,1439,2042]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
<emphasis id="B961DA132309FFF8FF658269FEA0F893" bold="true" box="[199,353,1799,1826]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Interior stalk</emphasis>
. Mostly unbranched spindles, branched spindles, and spindles with a few side branches (
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e-f), all with simple and complex tubercles (
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Fig.
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) and pointed ends. The spindles are up to
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long.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C30F558A2309FFF8FF65823EFE23F83C" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="B961DA132309FFF8FF65823EFE8AF8DB" bold="true" box="[199,331,1872,1898]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Etymology.</emphasis>
The Latin
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<emphasis id="B961DA132309FFF8FE6B823EFD84F8DB" box="[457,581,1872,1898]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">spinulosum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, spiny, referring to the spiny colony shape, the most spiny appearance of all Australian
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<emphasis id="B961DA132309FFF8FEAD821AFE44F83F" box="[271,389,1908,1934]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Litophyton</emphasis>
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species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C30F558A2309FFF8FF6582F9FC7AF800" box="[199,955,1943,1970]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="distribution">
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<emphasis id="B961DA132309FFF8FF6582F9FE94F803" bold="true" box="[199,341,1943,1970]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Distribution</emphasis>
. Great Barrier Reef: Milln reef, Moore reef, Elford reef.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C30F558A2309FFF9FF6582D2FA92FEF2" lastPageId="41" lastPageNumber="42" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="B961DA132309FFF8FF6582D2FEF3F867" bold="true" box="[199,306,1980,2006]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Remarks</emphasis>
. The microscope slide of NTM C204 showed somewhat bigger internal spindles, up to
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long, NTM C541 even has spindles up to 2.00 mm long. NTM C541-NTM C544, and NTM C1369 contain xeniid
<typeStatus id="54AEB8A32309FFF8FACE828EFA5DF84B" box="[1388,1436,2016,2042]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">type</typeStatus>
sclerites in the polyps (
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). NTM C2291 (
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) sclerites are also presented (
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). NTM C1369, NTM C2239, and NTM C2240 show smaller catkins.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAA06012308FFF9FF65858FFA92FEF2" blockId="41.[151,1436,153,323]" pageId="41" pageNumber="42">
This is the most common species with projecting supporting bundle on the Great Barrier Reef.
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<emphasis id="B961DA132308FFF9FB42858CFAB7FF4A" box="[1248,1398,225,251]" italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="42">L. elfordensis</emphasis>
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has interior stalk spindles with side branches in common with
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<emphasis id="B961DA132308FFF9FC238468FBDFFEAE" box="[897,1054,261,287]" italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="42">L. spinulosum</emphasis>
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It differs from
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<emphasis id="B961DA132308FFF9FA818468FAF2FEAE" box="[1315,1331,262,287]" italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="42">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B961DA132308FFF9FAE2846BFF05FEF2" italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="42">spinulosum</emphasis>
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in having much longer interior stalk spindles, up to
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long, and point spindles with leafy distal end.
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