Some scleractinian corals (Scleractinia: Anthozoa) of Larak Island, Persian Gulf
Author
Samiei, Jahangir Vajed
Author
Dab, Koosha
Author
Ghezellou, Parviz
Author
Shirvani, Arash
text
Zootaxa
2013
3636
1
101
143
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3636.1.5
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1175-5326
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Favia
sp.
(
Fig. 27
)
Material:
ZUTC Cnid. 1036, colony fragment, Larak Island,
26° 53' 0.7" N
,
56° 20' 51.3" E
, Coll. J. Vajed Samiei,
November 2010
.
Notes for local identification:
Colonies are encrusting, mostly green. They are usually infected with polychaetes. Polyps were widely spaced and exerted (
Barbattoia
shape) in colonies which covered convex surfaces.
Abundance:
common
Depth of occurrence:
3 to 5 m