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 text Zoosystema 2012 2012-12-31 34 4 673 699 http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2012n4a2 journal article 10.5252/z2012n4a2 1638-9387 5166480 Sinularia compressa Tixier-Durivault, 1945 MATERIAL EXAMINED. — ZMTAU Co 34468, Saint-Leu, Pointe des Châteaux ( 21°09’04.39”S , 55°16’12.47”E ), reef slope, 14-20 m , 10.IV.2008 . Sinularia densa Whitelegge, 1897 ( Fig. 15B ) MATERIAL EXAMINED. — ZMTAU Co 34380 (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 33862 (2 colonies), l’Ermitage, 30 km from St-Denis ( 21°05.586’S , 55°13.239’E ), 15-20 m , XII.2006 , leg. M. Aknin. — ZM- TAU Co 34414, 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 34379 (2 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 Co 34373 (2 colonies), same data, but 7 m . — ZMTAU Co 34400 (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 Co 34480, Co 34494, 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 34421 (4 colonies), Saint-Paul, Cap la Houssaye ( 21°01’02.90”S , 55°14’15.49”E ), reef slope, 17 m , 8.IV.2008 . — ZMTAU Co 35009, Grande Ravine ( 21°07.922’S , 55°16.095’E ), reef slope, 116- 20 m , 18.IV.2007 , leg. M. Aknin. — ZMTAU Co 35007, Co 35011 (2 colonies), Saint-Leu, Place Arche ( 21°12.364’S , 55°16.818’E ), 26 m , 18.IV.2007 ,leg. M.Aknin. — ZMTAU Co 34435 (2 colonies), Co 34437 (2 colonies), Co 34444 (3 colonies), Saint-Leu , Pointe au Sel ( 21°12’17.54”S , 55°16’48.90”E ), reef slope. 12-15 m , 9.IV.2008 . Sinularia erecta Tixier-Durivault, 1945 ( Fig. 15C ) MATERIAL EXAMINED. — ZMTAU Co 34526, Grande Ravine ( 21°07.922’S , 55°16.095’E ), reef slope, 16-20 m , 24.XI.2008 , leg. M. Aknin. — ZMTAU Co 34450 (3 colonies), Co 34466 (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 . — ZMTAU Co 34397 (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 Co 34482 (3 colonies), Co 34495 (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 34367(5 colonies), Saint-Paul, Pain de Sucre (Maharani) ( 21°01’22.33”S , 55°13’40.95”E ), reef slope, 9 m , 3.IV.2008 . — ZMTAU Co 33854 l’Ermitage, 30 km from St-Denis ( 21°05.586’S , 55°13.239’E ), 15-20 m , XII.2006 , leg. M. Aknin. — MNHN , Saint-Pierre , lagoon, leg. G. Faure.