Octocorals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from Reunion, with a description of two new species of the genus Sinularia May, 1898 and notes on the occurrence of other species
Author
Benayahu, Yehuda
Department of Zoology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 69978 (Israel) yehudab @ tauex. tau. ac. il
Author
Van Ofwegen, Leen P.
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P. O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden (The Netherlands) ofwegen @ ncbnaturalis. nl
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Zoosystema
2012
2012-12-31
34
4
673
699
http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2012n4a2
journal article
10.5252/z2012n4a2
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Sinularia muralis
May, 1899
(
Fig. 16A
)
MATERIAL
EXAMINED. —
ZMTAU
Co 33857, l’Ermitage,
30 km
from St-Denis (
21°05.586’S
,
55°13.239’E
),
15-20 m
,
XII.2006
, leg. M. Aknin. —
ZMTAU
Co 34433, Co 34438, Co 34441, Saint-Leu, Pointe au Sel (
21°12’17.54”S
,
55°16’48.90”E
), reef slope,
12-16 m
,
9.IV.2008
. —
ZM-
TAU
Co 35008 (2 colonies), Grande Ravine (
21°07.922’S
,
55°16.095’E
), reef slope,
16-20 m
,
18.IV.2007
, leg. M. Aknin. —
ZMTAU
Co 34403 (2 colonies), Saint-Paul, Planch’ Alizés (
21°05’58.61”S
,
55°13’48.81”E
), reef slope,
14-19 m
,
7.IV.2008
.—
ZMTAU
Co34463,Saint-Leu,Pointe des Châteaux (
21°09’04.39”S
,
55°16’12.47”E
), reef slope,
14-20 m
,
10.IV.2008
. —
ZMTAU
Co 34369 (3 colonies), Saint-Paul, Pain de Sucre (Maharani) (
21°01’22.33”S
,
55°13’40.95”E
), reef slope,
6 m
,
3.IV.2008
. —
ZMTAU
Co 34516, Co 34523, Co 34517, Passe de l’Ermitage (
21°05.190’S
,
55°13.239’E
),
17 m
,
24.XI.2008
,leg.M.Aknin.
Sinularia nanolobata
Verseveldt, 1977
(
Fig. 16B
)
MATERIAL
EXAMINED. —
ZMTAU
Co 34469 (2 colonies), Saint-Leu, Pointe des Châteaux (
21°09’04.39”S
,
55°16’12.47”E
), reef slope,
14-20 m
,
10.IV.2008
. —
ZM-
TAU
Co 34430 (3 colonies), Saint-Paul, Cap la Houssaye (
21°01’02.90”S
,
55°14’15.49”E
), reef slope,
7 m
,
8.IV.2008
.
FIG. 15. — Live colonies of:
A
,
Sinularia brassica
May, 1898
;
B
,
Sinularia densa
Whitelegge, 1897
;
C
,
Sinularia erecta
Tixier-Durivault, 1945
;
D
,
Sinularia gibberosa
Tixier-Durivault, 1970
;
E
,
Sinularia hirta
(Pratt, 1903)
;
F
,
Sinularia molesta
Tixier-Durivault, 1970
.
Sinularia numerosa
Tixier Durivault, 1970
(
Fig. 16C
)
MATERIAL
EXAMINED. —
ZMTAU
Co 34479, Co 34500, Co 34483, Saint-Leu, Récif Pointe au Sel (Cimetière) (
21°11’26.29”S
,
55°16’59.27”E
), reef slope,
16-20 m
,
11.IV.2008
. —
ZMTAU
Co 33860, l’Ermitage,
30 km
from St-Denis (
21°05.586’S
,
55°13.239’E
),
15-20 m
,
XII.2006
, leg. M. Aknin. —
ZMTAU
Co 34382 (3 colonies), Co 34385 (2 colonies), Saint-Paul, Tours de Boucan (
21°01’30.87”S
,
55°13’26.41”E
), reef slope,
20-29 m
,
4.IV.2008
. —
ZMTAU
Co 34376 (3 colonies), Saint-Paul, Pain de Sucre (Maharani) (
21°01’22.33”S
,
55°13’40.95”E
), reef slope,
5 m
,
3.IV.2008
. —
ZMTAU
Co34415 (2 colonies), Saint-Paul, l’Ermitage face au ponton au kiosque (
21°04’10.33”S
,
55°12’58.46”E
), reef slope,
14-19 m
,
7.IV.2008
. —
ZMTAU
Co 34456, Saint-Leu, Pointe des Châteaux (
21°09’04.39”S
,
55°16’12.47”E
), reef slope,
14-20 m
,
10.IV.2008
. —
ZMTAU
Co 34431 (2 colonies), Saint-Paul, Cap la Houssaye (
21°01’02.90”S
,
55°14’15.49”E
), reef slope,
7 m
,
8.IV.2008
. —
ZMTAU
Co 34524, Grande Ravine (
21°07.922’S
,
55°16.095’E
), reef slope,
16-20 m
,
24.XI.2008
, leg. M. Aknin. —
ZMTAU
Co 34518, 34521, Passe de l’Ermitage (
21°05.190’S
,
55°13.239’E
),
24.XI.2008
, 17 m, leg. M. Aknin. —
ZMTAU
Co 34529, Anse des Cascades (
21°11.151’S
,
55°49.621’E
),
2-25 m
,
2.XII.2008
, leg. M. Aknin.
FIG. 16. — Live colonies of:
A
,
Sinularia muralis
May, 1899
;
B
,
Sinularia nanolobata
Verseveldt, 1977
;
C
,
Sinularia numerosa
Tixier- Durivault,1970;
D
,
Sinularia peculiaris
Tixier-Durivault,1970
;
E
,
Sinularia shlagmani
n. sp.
;
F
,
G
,
Sinularia tessieri
n. sp.
;
F
, with extended polyps;
G
, with retracted polyps.
FIG. 17. — Live colonies of:
A
,
Annella reticulata
Ellis & Solander, 1786
;
B
,
Subergorgia suberosa
(Pallas, 1766)
.
Sinularia peculiaris
Tixier-Durivault, 1970
(
Fig. 16D
)
MATERIAL
EXAMINED. —
ZMTAU
Co 33855, Co 33861, Pointe des Saint-Paul (
21°02.58’S
,
55°29.26’E
),
23 m
,
11.III.2007
. —
ZMTAU
Co 34525, Grande Ravine (
21°07.922’S
,
55°16.095’E
), reef slope,
16- 20 m
,
24.XI.2008
, leg. M. Aknin. —
ZMTAU
Co 34427, Saint-Paul, Cap la Houssaye (
21°01’02.90”S
,
55°14’15.49”E
), reef slope,
17 m
,
8.IV.2008
. —
ZM-
TAU
Co 34412 (2 colonies), Co 34409, Co 34416, Saint-Paul, l’Ermitage face au ponton au kiosque (
21°04’10.33”S
,
55°12’58.46”E
), reef slope,
14-19 m
,
7.IV.2008
. —
ZMTAU
Co 34366 (5 colonies), Co 34374 (3 colonies), Saint-Paul, Pain de Sucre (Maharani) (
21°01’22.33”S
,
55°13’40.95”E
), reef slope,
6-15 m
,
3.IV.2008
. —
ZMTAU
Co 34455, Saint-Leu, Pointe des Châteaux (
21°09’04.39”S
,
55°16’12.47”E
), reef slope,
14-20 m
,
10.IV.2008
. —
ZMTAU
Co 34493, Co 34497 (2 colonies), Saint-Leu, Récif Pointe au Sel (Cimetière) (
21°11’26.29”S
,
55°16’59.27”E
), reef slope,
16-20 m
,
11.IV.2008
. —
ZMTAU
Co 34392, Saint-Paul, Planch’ Alizés (
21°05’58.61”S
,
55°13’48.81”E
), reef slope,
14-19 m
,
7.IV.2008
. —
ZMTAU
Co 34520, 34522, Passe de l’Ermitage (
21°05.190’S
,
55°13.239’E
),
17 m
,
24.XI.2008
, leg. M. Aknin.