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(
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a-e, 13b, g, 22-25)
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<emphasis id="B961DA13233FFFCEFF35846BFEBEFE91" bold="true" box="[151,383,261,288]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Material examined.</emphasis>
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,
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,
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,
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reef, depth
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,
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, coll.
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;
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: NTM C5804, two specimens, same data as
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; NTM C5807, two specimens,
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, Rowley Shoals, Clerke reef, collected in a lagoon, depth
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,
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, coll. J. Hooper; NTM C10722, North-Western
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,
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, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C10737; same data as
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; NTM C10769,
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, Rowley Shoals.
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<emphasis id="B961DA13233FFFCEFF6584D7FE98FE65" bold="true" box="[199,345,441,468]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Description.</emphasis>
The
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NTM C10780 is
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high and
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wide, the stalk is
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high (
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). The polyps are up to
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wide and
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high, and are grouped in long catkins.
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<emphasis id="B961DA13233FFFCEFF65876CFED5FDAD" bold="true" box="[199,276,514,540]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Polyps</emphasis>
. With irregular arrangement of sclerites in eight points (
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Fig.
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). Abaxial and lateral point sclerites are spindles with simple tubercles and spiny distal part, largest present abaxially, up to
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long (
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), towards the adaxial points they become smaller (
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). Tentacles with curved scales up to
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long (
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). Adaxial side of the polyp stalk with straight rods up to
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long (
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), and platelets up to
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long (
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). Supporting bundle composed of one or two spindles up to
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long, with simple tubercles and a spiny or sometimes smooth tip projecting for a maximum distance of
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(
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). Many polyp sclerites have an optically black inner core.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B961DA13233FFFCEFF658793FE12FCA9" bold="true" box="[199,467,765,792]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Surface layer top stalk</emphasis>
. Spindles and unilaterally spinose spindles, up to
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long, with simple tubercles (
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g-h).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B961DA13233FFFCEFF65862BFE1AFCD1" bold="true" box="[199,475,837,864]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Surface layer base stalk</emphasis>
. Capstans, derivatives of capstans, spindles, and unilaterally spinose spindles, with simple tubercles (
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i-j). The spindles are up to
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long.
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<emphasis id="B961DA13233FFFCEFF6586E3FEA3FC19" bold="true" box="[199,354,909,936]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Interior stalk</emphasis>
. Spindles with pointed ends (
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k-l), up to
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long, with simple tubercles (
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Fig.
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).
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<emphasis id="B961DA13233FFFCEFF6586DCFE8AFC7D" bold="true" box="[199,331,946,972]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Etymology.</emphasis>
Named after the
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locality.
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<emphasis id="B961DA13233FFFCEFF6586BBFE94FC41" bold="true" box="[199,341,981,1008]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Distribution</emphasis>
.
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: Rowley Shoals.
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<subSubSection id="C30F558A233FFFCEFF658694FB47FAE8" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BAA0601233FFFCEFF658694FDA8FB79" blockId="30.[151,1437,261,1476]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">
<emphasis id="B961DA13233FFFCEFF658694FEF3FBA5" bold="true" box="[199,306,1018,1044]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Remarks</emphasis>
. The specimens of
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<emphasis id="B961DA13233FFFCEFDA78694FCC3FBA5" box="[517,770,1018,1044]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Litophyton rowleyensis</emphasis>
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show a considerable variation concerning colony shape (
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a-e) and sclerites (
<figureCitation id="132E1A84233FFFCEFED48170FE37FB89" box="[374,502,1053,1080]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 22" captionStart-1="FIGURE 23" captionStart-2="FIGURE 24" captionStart-3="FIGURE 25" captionStartId-0="32.[151,250,1910,1935]" captionStartId-1="33.[151,250,1945,1970]" captionStartId-2="34.[151,250,1945,1970]" captionStartId-3="35.[151,250,1910,1935]" captionTargetBox-0="[190,1397,181,1884]" captionTargetBox-1="[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetBox-2="[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetBox-3="[190,1397,181,1884]" captionTargetId-0="figure@32.[190,1397,181,1884]" captionTargetId-1="figure@33.[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetId-2="figure@34.[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetId-3="figure@35.[190,1397,181,1884]" captionTargetPageId-0="32" captionTargetPageId-1="33" captionTargetPageId-2="34" captionTargetPageId-3="35" captionText-0="FIGURE 22. Litophyton rowleyensis n. sp., holotype NTM C10780; a, abaxial point spindles; b, lateral point spindles; c, tentacle scales; d, polyp stalk platelets; e; polyp stalk rods; f, supporting bundle spindles, one partly; g-h, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk, i-j, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; k-l, spindles of interior base of stalk; m, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindle. Scale at b also applies to c, e, j; scale at a also applies to f-g, i, k; scale at l also applies to h." captionText-1="FIGURE 23. Litophyton rowleyensis n. sp., paratype NTM C10722; a, abaxial point spindles; b, lateral point spindle; c, tentacle scales; d, polyp stalk rods; e, polyp stalk platelets; f, supporting bundle spindles, partly; g-i, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk, j-k, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk. Scale at a also applies to f, h, k; scale at b also applies to c-d, g, j." captionText-2="FIGURE 24. Litophyton rowleyensis n. sp., paratype NTM C5804 (a-c) and NTM C10722 (d-f); a-e, spindles of interior base of stalk; f, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindles. Scale at c also applies to e; scale at b also applies to d." captionText-3="FIGURE 25. Litophyton rowleyensis n. sp., paratype NTM C5807; a, abaxial point spindles; b, lateral point spindles; c, tentacle scales; d-e, polyp stalk platelets; f, supporting bundle spindles, partly; g, spindles of surface layer top of stalk, h-i, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; j, spindles of interior base of stalk; l, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindle. Scale at b also applies to c, e, h; scale at i also applies to a, f; scale at j also applies to g." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764973" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764975" figureDoi-2="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764977" figureDoi-3="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764979" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/3764973/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/3764975/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/3764977/files/figure.png" httpUri-3="https://zenodo.org/record/3764979/files/figure.png" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Figs. 22-25</figureCitation>
). One of the
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of NTM C5807 (
<figureCitation id="132E1A84233FFFCEFC008170FC3FFB88" box="[930,1022,1054,1081]" captionStart="FIGURE 21" captionStartId="31.[151,250,1945,1970]" captionTargetBox="[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetId="figure@31.[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="FIGURE 21. Litophyton type specimens: a, L. rowleyensis n. sp., holotype NTM C10780; b paratype NTM C5804; c, paratype NTM C10722; d-e, paratypes NTM C5807; f, L. graafae n. sp., holotype NTM C4095." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764971" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3764971/files/figure.png" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Fig. 21d</figureCitation>
) and NTM C10722 (
<figureCitation id="132E1A84233FFFCEFB428170FAF8FB89" box="[1248,1337,1054,1080]" captionStart="FIGURE 21" captionStartId="31.[151,250,1945,1970]" captionTargetBox="[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetId="figure@31.[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="FIGURE 21. Litophyton type specimens: a, L. rowleyensis n. sp., holotype NTM C10780; b paratype NTM C5804; c, paratype NTM C10722; d-e, paratypes NTM C5807; f, L. graafae n. sp., holotype NTM C4095." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764971" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3764971/files/figure.png" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Fig. 21c</figureCitation>
) lack the basal part of the stalk and show shorter internal spindles, only up to 1.00 mm long (
<figureCitation id="132E1A84233FFFCEFB84812CFB45FBED" box="[1062,1156,1090,1116]" captionStart="FIGURE 24" captionStartId="34.[151,250,1945,1970]" captionTargetBox="[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetId="figure@34.[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetPageId="34" captionText="FIGURE 24. Litophyton rowleyensis n. sp., paratype NTM C5804 (a-c) and NTM C10722 (d-f); a-e, spindles of interior base of stalk; f, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindles. Scale at c also applies to e; scale at b also applies to d." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764977" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3764977/files/figure.png" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Fig. 24e</figureCitation>
), with complex tubercles, and less spiny surface stalk sclerites (
<figureCitation id="132E1A84233FFFCEFD908108FD41FB30" box="[562,640,1126,1153]" captionStart="FIGURE 23" captionStartId="33.[151,250,1945,1970]" captionTargetBox="[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetId="figure@33.[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetPageId="33" captionText="FIGURE 23. Litophyton rowleyensis n. sp., paratype NTM C10722; a, abaxial point spindles; b, lateral point spindle; c, tentacle scales; d, polyp stalk rods; e, polyp stalk platelets; f, supporting bundle spindles, partly; g-i, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk, j-k, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk. Scale at a also applies to f, h, k; scale at b also applies to c-d, g, j." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764975" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3764975/files/figure.png" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Fig. 23</figureCitation>
j-k). The other
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of NTM C5807 (
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) shows the longest internal stalk spindles, up to 2.00 mm long (
<figureCitation id="132E1A84233FFFCEFDCB81E4FD02FB15" box="[617,707,1161,1188]" captionStart="FIGURE 25" captionStartId="35.[151,250,1910,1935]" captionTargetBox="[190,1397,181,1884]" captionTargetId="figure@35.[190,1397,181,1884]" captionTargetPageId="35" captionText="FIGURE 25. Litophyton rowleyensis n. sp., paratype NTM C5807; a, abaxial point spindles; b, lateral point spindles; c, tentacle scales; d-e, polyp stalk platelets; f, supporting bundle spindles, partly; g, spindles of surface layer top of stalk, h-i, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; j, spindles of interior base of stalk; l, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindle. Scale at b also applies to c, e, h; scale at i also applies to a, f; scale at j also applies to g." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764979" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3764979/files/figure.png" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Fig. 25j</figureCitation>
). One of the
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of NTM C5804 (
<figureCitation id="132E1A84233FFFCEFBDD81E4FB1CFB14" box="[1151,1245,1162,1189]" captionStart="FIGURE 21" captionStartId="31.[151,250,1945,1970]" captionTargetBox="[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetId="figure@31.[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="FIGURE 21. Litophyton type specimens: a, L. rowleyensis n. sp., holotype NTM C10780; b paratype NTM C5804; c, paratype NTM C10722; d-e, paratypes NTM C5807; f, L. graafae n. sp., holotype NTM C4095." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764971" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3764971/files/figure.png" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Fig. 21b</figureCitation>
) has many rather smooth internal stalk sclerites (
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a-c).
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<paragraph id="8BAA0601233FFFCEFF6581BCFB47FAE8" blockId="30.[151,1437,261,1476]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">
The
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of NTM C5807 having the largest internal stalk sclerites (
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) suggests this is the specimen with most of the stalk intact as in general the internal stalk sclerites become larger towards the base of the stalk (see material and methods). Apparently also the
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lacks a bit of the base which is sometimes difficult to observe as with collecting a broken stalk tends to close fast (my field observations while collecting nephtheids).
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The other
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<emphasis id="B961DA13233FFFCEFE9A800CFE6FFACD" box="[312,430,1378,1404]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Litophyton</emphasis>
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species with projecting supporting bundle spindles with a smooth tip,
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<emphasis id="B961DA13233FFFCEFB10800DFA5DFACD" box="[1202,1436,1378,1404]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">L. pseudorowleyensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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, has the supporting bundle projecting for a maximum distance of only
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. Furthermore, it has far less sclerites in the polyp stalk.
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