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<taxonomicName id="C22A1FCD3D9B45A5F3E80FAAE6CDF346" LSID="E9CBC24A-DD09-5C77-9E05-30489E7B6684" authority="(Benayahu, 1982)" authorityName="McFadden & Benayahu & Samimi-Namin" authorityYear="2024" baseAuthorityName="Benayahu" baseAuthorityYear="1982" family="Cladiellidae" genus="Ofwegenum" higherTaxonomySource="treatment-meta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ofwegenum verseveldti" order="Malacalcyonacea" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" rank="species" species="verseveldti" status="comb. nov.">Ofwegenum verseveldti (Benayahu, 1982)</taxonomicName>
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<figureCitation id="049D445CFD2C741B8ED9ECBE513CD017" 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="1D644AD8023AC46B8A79FF66FACE5650" 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">, 3F, G</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="722D7472CD5D27CE062BBDAC9BBA64E8" captionStart="Figure 14" captionStartId="F14" captionText="Figure 14. Ofwegenum verseveldti comb. nov., holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 25554 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B sclerites of the tentacles." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965251" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">, 14</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="38CB80BC4A7CB906BC93EE852A52AAAF" captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ofwegenum verseveldti comb. nov., paratype, RMNH COEL. 13903 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B sclerites of the tentacles." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965252" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">, 15</figureCitation>
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_25554 (previously NS16770).
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<materialsCitation id="489E774E84B6D3A0A44584B59B437469" collectingDate="2024-01-01" collectingDateMax="2024-12-31" collectingDateMin="2024-01-01" collectorName="Y. Benayahu & Co" country="Egypt" elevation="12" latitude="27.75" location="Marsa Barieka" longLatPrecision="6" longitude="34.2333" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Al Bahr al Ahmar" typeStatus="paratype">SMNHTAU_Co_25544 (previously NS16771) • same data as holotype</materialsCitation>
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; RMNH COEL. 13903.
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<materialsCitation id="7939DDC9B8DA6E0441FE44C909B32E0B" collectingDate="2005-09-20" collectorName="S. Eibinder, Co" country="Israel" county="Marine Sciences" elevation="60" location="Eilat" municipality="Inter University Institute" specimenCount="1">
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; coll.
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; SMNHTAU_
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<paragraph id="A98327DE12010078179C89C7EC058C21" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Re-description</paragraph>
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(modified after
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).
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The holotype is a capitate colony, 11 mm in diameter with stalk approximately 14 mm high (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="8A9B3D37F879C87B7B2C9814CB0E926B" 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">3F</figureCitation>
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). The contracted polyps form conical or dome-shaped mounds, and the distal ends of some tentacles can be seen protruding from them. The coenenchyme sclerites are spindles and rods up to 0.80 mm long with low, simple tubercles or areas of thickening forming concentric, raised rings (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="A923F3E9DB1A91B35A574280A6392586" captionStart="Figure 14" captionStartId="F14" captionText="Figure 14. Ofwegenum verseveldti comb. nov., holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 25554 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B sclerites of the tentacles." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965251" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">14A</figureCitation>
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). The polyp body contains similar but shorter sclerites, up to 0.45 mm long (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="E80DC75879082E43FD1DAC442A1C901B" captionStart="Figure 14" captionStartId="F14" captionText="Figure 14. Ofwegenum verseveldti comb. nov., holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 25554 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B sclerites of the tentacles." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965251" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">14A</figureCitation>
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), that appear to be arranged 'en
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when the polyp is extended. The size of the sclerites decreases along the polyp body towards the base of the tentacles.
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</paragraph>
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<caption id="23DFAC7B3213F19BBE2B865E07D770D3" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965251" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" start="Figure 14" startId="F14">
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<paragraph id="A1B9C7F20344B9D9877A67F76F5CC95A" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">
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<emphasis id="B5AD4322E727C38BA14129165591DAF6" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Figure 14.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="D460AC67578944C03C288D43275F5A9A" authorityName="McFadden & Benayahu & Samimi-Namin" authorityYear="2024" baseAuthorityName="Benayahu" baseAuthorityYear="1982" family="Cladiellidae" genus="Ofwegenum" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ofwegenum verseveldti" order="Malacalcyonacea" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" rank="species" species="verseveldti">
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<emphasis id="167A737A7A6B2C45A0AFCF05B3C723DA" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Ofwegenum verseveldti</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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comb. nov., holotype SMNHTAU_Co_25554
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<emphasis id="CC7BA2462D54B7B40AEF9A4F6603E525" 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="DA598F7267FD7CF390E9714FF75EE222" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">B</emphasis>
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sclerites of the tentacles.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<paragraph id="8A3B5A8F5D3EA7BD8B6041C1953C9DF2" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">
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The tentacles and pinnules include numerous crosses, flattened rods (i.e., finger-biscuits) and platelets up to 0.10 mm long (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="AFCA84B6D03A9233272E20BD017DDBA9" captionStart="Figure 14" captionStartId="F14" captionText="Figure 14. Ofwegenum verseveldti comb. nov., holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 25554 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B sclerites of the tentacles." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965251" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">14B</figureCitation>
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), arranged on the aboral side of the tentacles. Some of these sclerites have median constrictions, side notches, or depressions at one or both ends that resemble a figure-eight shape (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="EA4CC2BA2D6C7A1ABAA5A9ED79B573A7" captionStart="Figure 14" captionStartId="F14" captionText="Figure 14. Ofwegenum verseveldti comb. nov., holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 25554 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B sclerites of the tentacles." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965251" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">14B</figureCitation>
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). The platelets commonly have an asymmetrical outline and are wider at both ends (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="9D8840AFB68FE0AC9002C4B2AB8B4BF8" captionStart="Figure 14" captionStartId="F14" captionText="Figure 14. Ofwegenum verseveldti comb. nov., holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 25554 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B sclerites of the tentacles." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965251" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">14B</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="551BE59BD12783BD04FAC2A0FE6BEC13" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" type="colour">
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<paragraph id="D80596E0A832CA369F24F6769A53BEDC" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Colour.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="6869144711E1D9710F7FD0211799E4DD" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">In life the coenenchyme is uniquely dark blue. The expanded polyps are pale blue, with brown pinnules that reflect the presence of symbiotic algae. The ethanol-preserved colony is creamy yellow, and the tentacles are pale cream.</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="69C986C432600C0D8164DF6D8FE6F00F" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" type="morphological variations">
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<paragraph id="EE384540A5032E2BFB8EDC7ADCE001B9" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Morphological variations.</paragraph>
|
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<paragraph id="794CA4100D6CB63D0C13FA0E2D1F8A2A" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">
|
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The paratype colonies and the other material vary in size; some colonies feature two separate polyparies on a common stalk (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="9DD1DCF7D27B2CD1727C535DBC76595C" 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">3G</figureCitation>
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). RMNH COEL. 13903 has smoother spindles and rods in both the coenenchyme and polyp body (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="F9743EB76D151903FD4E3BEB68B2C6CD" captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ofwegenum verseveldti comb. nov., paratype, RMNH COEL. 13903 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B sclerites of the tentacles." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965252" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">15A</figureCitation>
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) and has fewer figure-eight platelets (Fig.
|
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<figureCitation id="77FBDCA6251A12795AB69590104E7613" captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ofwegenum verseveldti comb. nov., paratype, RMNH COEL. 13903 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B sclerites of the tentacles." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965252" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">15B</figureCitation>
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) compared to the holotype.
|
||
</paragraph>
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<caption id="CF48B47C1DA98E15574990FD9E52FF1F" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965252" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" start="Figure 15" startId="F15">
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<paragraph id="B5B7E7CF4F1D0D232E2F15CF24BDA4F7" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">
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<emphasis id="EADF3048E1283C33F7ECF6F48BE0AA97" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Figure 15.</emphasis>
|
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<taxonomicName id="DD79BE6E56DA4DD34CCA40421ED4664C" authorityName="McFadden & Benayahu & Samimi-Namin" authorityYear="2024" baseAuthorityName="Benayahu" baseAuthorityYear="1982" family="Cladiellidae" genus="Ofwegenum" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ofwegenum verseveldti" order="Malacalcyonacea" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" rank="species" species="verseveldti">
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<emphasis id="4D93361421C82A9672CAAA48CC9A9FB9" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Ofwegenum verseveldti</emphasis>
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comb. nov., paratype, RMNH COEL. 13903
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<emphasis id="EFB71D819F0DEC14AFC5776C7096EA79" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">A</emphasis>
|
||
sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body
|
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<emphasis id="71E9B8E1F86967AB2778B3A526C899E0" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">B</emphasis>
|
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sclerites of the tentacles.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="38D6DCD53A39E48CA1BDB6CDF582E212" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" type="remarks">
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<paragraph id="80496212087175E91A7A4A926159511E" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Remarks.</paragraph>
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||
<paragraph id="7A691034B51E1253692989609DACDA1C" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">
|
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<taxonomicName id="A69FBF5D2E6DD04A0E9B0AD311D7C8C7" authorityName="McFadden & Benayahu & Samimi-Namin" authorityYear="2024" baseAuthorityName="Benayahu" baseAuthorityYear="1982" family="Cladiellidae" genus="Ofwegenum" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ofwegenum verseveldti" order="Malacalcyonacea" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" rank="species" species="verseveldti">
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<emphasis id="D17EA5989292DFEC20346A6D51AC5221" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Ofwegenum verseveldti</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
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comb. nov. is the only species with tentacle sclerites composed mainly of asymmetrical platelets resembling a figure-eight (Figs
|
||
<figureCitation id="0CD40E5980F3F4221E7E60B53B368740" captionStart="Figure 14" captionStartId="F14" captionText="Figure 14. Ofwegenum verseveldti comb. nov., holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 25554 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B sclerites of the tentacles." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965251" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">14B</figureCitation>
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,
|
||
<figureCitation id="9960FD5635FBA556FD7DF95E8A963360" captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ofwegenum verseveldti comb. nov., paratype, RMNH COEL. 13903 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B sclerites of the tentacles." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965252" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">15B</figureCitation>
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). Additionally, it has the longest spindles and rods among the congeners (Figs
|
||
<figureCitation id="34C9C1334BF4C273BA45AA4507C34C38" captionStart="Figure 14" captionStartId="F14" captionText="Figure 14. Ofwegenum verseveldti comb. nov., holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 25554 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B sclerites of the tentacles." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965251" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">14A</figureCitation>
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,
|
||
<figureCitation id="437473A90BFC9F97D70479A9BB06FAE0" captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ofwegenum verseveldti comb. nov., paratype, RMNH COEL. 13903 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B sclerites of the tentacles." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965252" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">15A</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="64AEAB1CDED0398BAB801AC1E3AE033B" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">
|
||
The current findings correspond to the original description of
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<taxonomicName id="5125C57679C2FF90CB2F957AC6AA74CB" lsidName="M. verseveldti" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" rank="species" species="verseveldti">
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<emphasis id="5A930C5C8EAF0B5CD738AA4544E59C26" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">M. verseveldti</emphasis>
|
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</taxonomicName>
|
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(see
|
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<bibRefCitation id="7A022F54F66D37C8E49E75A35359897F" author="Benayahu, Y" journalOrPublisher="Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" pagination="197 - 201" refId="B4" refString="Benayahu, Y, 1982. A new species of Metalcyonium (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) from the Red Sea. Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 56: 197 - 201" title="A new species of Metalcyonium (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) from the Red Sea." volume="56" year="1982">Benayahu 1982</bibRefCitation>
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||
). The new high-quality SEM images of the sclerites (Figs
|
||
<figureCitation id="9B7A7CF3994F190BB7FA529896360EE7" captionStart="Figure 14" captionStartId="F14" captionText="Figure 14. Ofwegenum verseveldti comb. nov., holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 25554 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B sclerites of the tentacles." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965251" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">14</figureCitation>
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,
|
||
<figureCitation id="DC4EA09EE10386BEE1367402E784FD1D" captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ofwegenum verseveldti comb. nov., paratype, RMNH COEL. 13903 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B sclerites of the tentacles." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965252" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">15</figureCitation>
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) better present the
|
||
<normalizedToken id="8939FD61A705C9196B4534AF3B4F729B" originalValue="species’">species'</normalizedToken>
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diagnostic morphological characters. The tentacle sclerites reported as 'flattened rods with tiny
|
||
<normalizedToken id="5EB3B1B2E56B92F8859A0B66C5473423" originalValue="pits’">pits'</normalizedToken>
|
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in the original description are referred to here as figure-eight platelets. The maximum length of these sclerites was erroneously presented by
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="F0C1AB95DC438AFDF6659DCF4413B3E9" author="Benayahu, Y" journalOrPublisher="Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" pagination="197 - 201" refId="B4" refString="Benayahu, Y, 1982. A new species of Metalcyonium (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) from the Red Sea. Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 56: 197 - 201" title="A new species of Metalcyonium (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) from the Red Sea." volume="56" year="1982">Benayahu (1982</bibRefCitation>
|
||
: 198, up to 0.19 mm) and is now corrected to be up to 0.10 mm (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="5C0D5485983F0A723EDE4996621F8B3D" captionStart="Figure 14" captionStartId="F14" captionText="Figure 14. Ofwegenum verseveldti comb. nov., holotype SMNHTAU _ Co _ 25554 A sclerites of the coenenchyme and polyp body B sclerites of the tentacles." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/965251" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">14B</figureCitation>
|
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). In the original description the species was described as having polyp sclerites arranged as a collaret and points, however further examination of additional material shows that is not the case. When polyps are extended the spindles and rods appear to be arranged 'en
|
||
<normalizedToken id="73BA3CD93C6518E8A3350E52C3E5ED87" originalValue="chevron’">chevron'</normalizedToken>
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.
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||
<bibRefCitation id="3C44B867C7E62C25F21B126764B29201" author="Benayahu, Y" journalOrPublisher="Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" pagination="197 - 201" refId="B4" refString="Benayahu, Y, 1982. A new species of Metalcyonium (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) from the Red Sea. Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 56: 197 - 201" title="A new species of Metalcyonium (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) from the Red Sea." volume="56" year="1982">Benayahu (1982)</bibRefCitation>
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also did not mention anything about the presence or absence of zooxanthellae in specimens. Re-examination of the type material confirms that
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4351D5D7B807E8C60A18985F0EF317EC" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="O. verseveldti" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" phylum="Coelenterata" rank="species" species="verseveldti">
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<emphasis id="71F4BA9CA7A1381381F4F9F6CB3A0EE3" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">O. verseveldti</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
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is indeed zooxanthellate.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="85AD9A9F7EBA6B86C55D8180A42E9641" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">
|
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It should be noted that despite the extensive soft coral research conducted in the Gulf of Aqaba and and other parts of the Red Sea, since the collection of the type material of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="F4D7FF3DFD7AECF461C6570B4191A502" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="O. verseveldti" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" phylum="Coelenterata" rank="species" species="verseveldti">
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<emphasis id="8A1759E53848C51A1F66A9C42189147C" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">O. verseveldti</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
||
comb. nov. it has been found only once at a mesophotic depth on the Eilat reef (see above: SMNHTAU_Co_33097) and is also only infrequently observed by some professional divers in that region. This species should thus be considered as a rare soft coral in the Red Sea.
|
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</paragraph>
|
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</subSubSection>
|
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<subSubSection id="73B31071B3DCD9F558C04F24B72DE827" pageId="0" pageNumber="275" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="9983AF2DBC5EA88FC00E74514666E95C" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Distribution.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="F7039E1696D8F6C2B6C56985DB45F2BD" pageId="0" pageNumber="275">Northern Red Sea.</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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