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<figureCitation id="490DFB2CB3DD9D6AA3DE49F1E3F8C33D" captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. Distribution of the Ofwegenum gen. nov. species in the Indo-Pacific region. The colour shades represent the different marine realms. Yellow = West Indo-Pacific, blue = Central Indo-Pacific, red = East Africa, green = temperate Australasia; PG = Persian Gulf, AS = Arabian Sea, RS = Red Sea, GO = Gulf of Oman, OM = Oman." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965237" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Figs 1</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="494C1A6C28F21DB497B20DB36FFBF1BB" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Preserved type colonies of Ofwegenum gen. nov. A O. colli sp. nov., holotype NTM C 13089 B O. colli sp. nov. several paratype colonies NTM C 015578 C O. aff. coronalucis, SMNHTAU _ Co _ 38223 D O. kloogi sp. nov. holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 34426, grooves on polypary are indicated by arrows, distal ends of tentacles protrude from polyp mounds E O. kloogi sp. nov., several paratype colonies SMNHTAU _ Co _ 38299 F O. verseveldti comb. nov., holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 25554 G O. verseveldti comb. nov., paratypes, SMNHTAU _ Co _ 25544, grooves on polypary are indicated by arrow H O. coronalucis sp. nov., holotype, UF 17263 I O. coronalucis sp. nov., paratype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 39048)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965239" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">, 3D, E</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="6A92A42F5F66D5A626DD46207C8F7015" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. A, B Ofwegenum coronalucis sp. nov., UF 15877 C, D Ofwegenum coronalucis sp. nov., BOMAN- 09174 E Ofwegenum kloogi sp. nov. holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 34426. (Photos A-D C. S. McFadden E Y. Benayahu). Scale bars: ~ 5 mm (A-D); 5 cm (E)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965247" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">, 10E</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="8C880A0D66DB3F6CA8AF2DA7417F50D6" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Ofwegenum kloogi sp. nov., paratype, SMNHTAU _ Co _ 38229 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B tentacle sclerites, with ellipsoidal platelets and flattened rods with lateral notches." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965250" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">, 13</figureCitation>
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The holotype is an encrusting colony, measuring 28 by 25 mm, attached to a calcareous fragment by a thin spreading base (<1 mm thick). The polypary features several narrow grooves (Fig.
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). The polyps appear as low mounds. The distal tips of the tentacles occasionally protrude from the top of the polyp mounds.
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The coenenchyme sclerites are spindles and rods up to 0.50 mm long, with low, simple tubercles or areas of thickening forming concentric, raised rings (Fig.
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). The polyp body contains shorter spindles, up to 0.30 mm long (Fig.
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when the polyp is extended. The length of the sclerites decreases along the polyp body towards the base of the tentacles (Fig.
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<paragraph id="4A7335677644626E85DACCB2D3D5BEFD" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">
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The tentacles and the pinnules contain numerous platelets and flattened rods (i.e., finger-biscuits) up to 0.07 mm long (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="3CB6EAF41E56CAAF2C7C8F732BFCA222" captionStart="Figure 12" captionStartId="F12" captionText="Figure 12. Ofwegenum kloogi sp. nov. holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 34426 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B tentacle sclerites, with ellipsoidal platelets and flattened rods with lateral notches." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure12" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965249" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">12B</figureCitation>
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), arranged on the aboral side of the tentacles. Some of these sclerites have lateral median constrictions, side notches, or depressions at one or both ends (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="D159C8B919E292F50A168BEE5B53D9F4" captionStart="Figure 12" captionStartId="F12" captionText="Figure 12. Ofwegenum kloogi sp. nov. holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 34426 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B tentacle sclerites, with ellipsoidal platelets and flattened rods with lateral notches." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure12" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965249" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">12B</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="E5E4467CC5B6CAF53AF75F2F34315C35" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" type="colour">
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<paragraph id="82B29C81A71CC389724142EFCA71A306" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Colour.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="71C33169B426683A2C4F18B453C7AC3B" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">
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In life the expanded tentacles are pale grey with an underlying bluish tint. The polyps have a blue mouth opening and blue line along the tentacles (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="14F385986030F64FABF50AE9BAE896C2" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. A, B Ofwegenum coronalucis sp. nov., UF 15877 C, D Ofwegenum coronalucis sp. nov., BOMAN- 09174 E Ofwegenum kloogi sp. nov. holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 34426. (Photos A-D C. S. McFadden E Y. Benayahu). Scale bars: ~ 5 mm (A-D); 5 cm (E)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965247" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">10E</figureCitation>
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). The ethanol-preserved holotype is pale grey in colour.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="310AB066F2F5EE4A0E3E83F73F065FA1" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" type="morphological variations">
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<paragraph id="D17DF4CA68BB1008D2828095754D2768" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Morphological variations.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="5ECB4C4E9A784CD84F03EFC4464BF806" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">
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Paratype SMNHTAU_Co_38229 has slightly longer tentacle sclerites and shorter coenenchymal sclerites compared to the holotype (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="7FC70867B4F3DE47AC65E83C0D873A5E" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Ofwegenum kloogi sp. nov., paratype, SMNHTAU _ Co _ 38229 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B tentacle sclerites, with ellipsoidal platelets and flattened rods with lateral notches." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965250" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">13</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="644DD38F16421B832CACF838D5A2EA25" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" type="remarks">
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<paragraph id="A6246CB381273A82B4A1B9E3C7C91DCA" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Remarks.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="030970DB362DE54EC8BE23D8495FA775" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">
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This species features a distinct encrusting growth form and surface grooves on its polypary, most probably indicating a process of colony fission (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="D133681AEA886F2E7101C27FEF0E6B70" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Preserved type colonies of Ofwegenum gen. nov. A O. colli sp. nov., holotype NTM C 13089 B O. colli sp. nov. several paratype colonies NTM C 015578 C O. aff. coronalucis, SMNHTAU _ Co _ 38223 D O. kloogi sp. nov. holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 34426, grooves on polypary are indicated by arrows, distal ends of tentacles protrude from polyp mounds E O. kloogi sp. nov., several paratype colonies SMNHTAU _ Co _ 38299 F O. verseveldti comb. nov., holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 25554 G O. verseveldti comb. nov., paratypes, SMNHTAU _ Co _ 25544, grooves on polypary are indicated by arrow H O. coronalucis sp. nov., holotype, UF 17263 I O. coronalucis sp. nov., paratype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 39048)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965239" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">3D, E</figureCitation>
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). Its tentacle sclerites are mainly ellipsoidal platelets and flattened rods with shallow to no median constrictions (Figs
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<figureCitation id="35C5142CC51C808AC14D242C60C08774" captionStart="Figure 12" captionStartId="F12" captionText="Figure 12. Ofwegenum kloogi sp. nov. holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 34426 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B tentacle sclerites, with ellipsoidal platelets and flattened rods with lateral notches." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure12" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965249" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">12B</figureCitation>
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,
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<figureCitation id="D2F1B049822C43BC16394749861D8DB7" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Ofwegenum kloogi sp. nov., paratype, SMNHTAU _ Co _ 38229 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B tentacle sclerites, with ellipsoidal platelets and flattened rods with lateral notches." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965250" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">13B</figureCitation>
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). The colonies grow in dense patches on the reef (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="D9DC6B239E8B7834706CC6FED792E5AF" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. A, B Ofwegenum coronalucis sp. nov., UF 15877 C, D Ofwegenum coronalucis sp. nov., BOMAN- 09174 E Ofwegenum kloogi sp. nov. holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 34426. (Photos A-D C. S. McFadden E Y. Benayahu). Scale bars: ~ 5 mm (A-D); 5 cm (E)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965247" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">10E</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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<caption id="71A7E5B47BD5CBCE330AE520EFD20977" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965250" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" start="Figure 13" startId="F13">
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<paragraph id="2A6EE50CF3605498BAEED8187C0BDBEA" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">
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<emphasis id="0528CE0C16339C149AA3BDE04D4782AA" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Figure 13.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="8B09B85907505149298232333A28AD94" authorityName="McFadden & Benayahu & Samimi-Namin" authorityYear="2024" family="Cladiellidae" genus="Ofwegenum" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ofwegenum kloogi" order="Malacalcyonacea" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" rank="species" species="kloogi">
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<emphasis id="9105842CF2508A9E582ADBD2F460AC51" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Ofwegenum kloogi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov., paratype, SMNHTAU_Co_38229
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<emphasis id="07E87D099DC4E1C33EA1A83B8164F5C1" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">A</emphasis>
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sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body
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<emphasis id="B674983AD9E20C1BB5E0D4BC21A7E394" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">B</emphasis>
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tentacle sclerites, with ellipsoidal platelets and flattened rods with lateral notches.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="11BC6E681695816C4B126AFB76371601" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="E4D3CE7F1FDCDD12A9CD60347CA62C7F" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Distribution.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="17D41EF411C9A1AC596FED261486DC6F" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">
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La
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<normalizedToken id="B00497AC1132C7DD9BB08E07AEA1037A" originalValue="Réunion">Reunion</normalizedToken>
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.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="027C715C61AA99E8A79D735C47C860F9" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" type="etymology">
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<paragraph id="CAD9274E946798BF036E3EE87D298E7F" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="A9C42C2286B7172A3D2187BFF03E8062" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">The species is named after the late Prof. Yoel Kloog, biochemist, former Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, in honour of his friendship and lifetime contributions to science.</paragraph>
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