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A, B, D,
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, Nok Island, Nha Trang Bay, South
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, coll. T. N. Dautova and O.V. Savinkin.
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Living colonies are up to
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high (
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A). The
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B) is slightly flattened, which was caused by fixation. The polyps have no sclerites and are semi-expanded or retracted into conical protuberances on the polyparium surface where the surface sclerites are arranged into 8 triangular zones. The surface layer of the polyparium is
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thick; the stalk surface layer
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The polyparium surface layer contains 6-, 7- and 8-radiate capstans, along with rods and crosses. The smallest sclerites are compact capstans, up to 0.05 x
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, with 7 or 8 short crowded tubercles and a very short median waist (
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A): they are common. Larger 6-, 7- and 8-radiate capstans are up to
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long. They are less compact, robust and also have a distinctly smooth waist (
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C). A few sclerites have poorly developed tubercles, so they can be considered as warty rods, up to
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long and slightly flattened (
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D). Distinctly flattened, granulated rods with one expanded ending (up to
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long,
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E) are remarkable, but few. Crosses are very common (
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B). The polyparium interior contains sclerites of similar forms to those in the surface. However, the rods, up to
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long, predominate and the 6- and 8-radiate capstans, up to
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long, are quite rare. Crosses and flattened granulated rods with one expanded end are present in small numbers.
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In the stalk surface, compact capstans are very rare (
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A). Longer 6-, 7- and 8-radiate capstans are robust and common (
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B). Sclerites up to
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long with poorly developed outgrowths (
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C) may be considered as transitional forms to the few warty rods (
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D) and flattened granulated rods up to
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long (
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E). Crosses are common.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="3F67C60B362A3914E8C6F8EEFEE7A0FA" blockId="1.[151,1437,982,1975]" pageId="1" pageNumber="2">
The stalk interior has some 6- and 8-radiate capstans (up to
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long,
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A) and smooth rods with girdles of prominences at both ends (
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B). Other warty rods up to
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long are abundant (
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E), and flattened granulated bodies are also common (
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D). Crosses and irregular warty bodies are present also (
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C).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="3F67C60B36293917E894FB2AFBB3A207" blockId="2.[151,1436,1261,1354]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917E894FB2AFEBFA248" bold="true" box="[151,280,1261,1285]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917E91CFB29FE0EA248" box="[287,425,1262,1285]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Eleutherobia</emphasis>
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specimens: A, B, D,
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<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917EA88FB29FCDCA248" box="[651,891,1262,1285]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Eleutherobia nezdoliyi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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</emphasis>
: A, live colonies, depth 27 m, Mun Island, Nha Trang Bay, South China Sea; B, holotype MIMB 16537; D, paratype MIMB 16538. C,
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<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917EC94FAD6FAC0A265" box="[1175,1383,1297,1320]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Eleutherobia grayi</emphasis>
: Ca
</taxonomicName>
, MIMB 16539, Con Dao Island, South China Sea; Cb, MIMB 16540, same location.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="3F67C60B36293917E8C6FABFFED2A2F4" blockId="2.[151,1437,1400,2006]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917E8C6FABFFEFFA2DF" bold="true" box="[197,344,1400,1426]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Variability.</emphasis>
No clear inter-colony variability in the sclerite forms and sizes were found between all studied specimens.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="3F67C60B36293917E8C6FA02FADAA14B" blockId="2.[151,1437,1400,2006]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917E8C6FA02FEC2A292" bold="true" box="[197,357,1477,1503]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Colouration.</emphasis>
Living colonies are orange. The surface layer of alcohol-fixed specimens is bright orange due to the colored sclerites (
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B, D); the colony interior is lighter, yellowish; anthocodiae are colorless.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="77C2958036293917E8C6F9D4FCDFA160" box="[197,888,1555,1581]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="3F67C60B36293917E8C6F9D4FCDFA160" blockId="2.[151,1437,1400,2006]" box="[197,888,1555,1581]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917E8C6F9D4FEC2A160" bold="true" box="[197,357,1555,1581]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Distribution.</emphasis>
Nha Trang Bay (South
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Sea,
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="77C2958036293917E8C6F9FEFB75A137" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="3F67C60B36293917E8C6F9FEFB75A137" blockId="2.[151,1437,1400,2006]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917E8C6F9FEFEFDA11E" bold="true" box="[197,346,1593,1619]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species is named for Victor Nezdoliy, of the Joint Administration of the Russian- Vietnamese Tropical Centre in Nha Trang, an enthusiastic supporter of our work in the field.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="77C2958036293917E8C6F940FF54A09B" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="3F67C60B36293917E8C6F940FF54A09B" blockId="2.[151,1437,1400,2006]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917E8C6F940FE99A1EC" bold="true" box="[197,318,1671,1697]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Remarks.</emphasis>
Of the nineteen
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<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917EA01F940FD3DA1ED" box="[514,666,1671,1696]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Eleutherobia</emphasis>
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species only 5 have the anthocodiae without sclerites (
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;
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;
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). These are
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<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917EBCBF969FBF3A18A" box="[968,1108,1710,1735]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">E. albiflora</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917ED36F969FA3BA18A" box="[1333,1436,1710,1735]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">E. aurea</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917E9FFF912FD68A1A3" box="[508,719,1749,1774]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">E. flammicerebra</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917EBA1F912FBA3A1A3" box="[930,1028,1749,1774]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">E. grayi</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="5B49BBFA36293917EC17F913FA9AA1A3" author="Thomson" box="[1044,1341,1748,1774]" pageId="2" pageNumber="26" refString="Thomson, J. A. &amp; Dean, L. M. I. (1931). The Alcyonacea of the Siboga Expedition with an addendum to the Gorgonacea. Siboga Expedition Reports, 13 d, 1 - 227." type="journal article" year="1931">Thomson &amp; Dean, 1931</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917ED81F912FF57A059" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">E. rotifera</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
.
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<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917EA05F93CFD36A059" box="[518,657,1787,1812]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">E. nezdoliyi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917EA94F93CFD53A058" bold="true" box="[663,756,1787,1813]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="169FA76236293917EA94F93CFD53A058" box="[663,756,1787,1813]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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distinctly differs from them by its sclerite composition.
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<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917ED80F93CFEA6A076" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">E. albiflora</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has only small capstans and 8-radiates (
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Utinomy 1957: 159161,
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).
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<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917EC89F8E5FB55A076" box="[1162,1266,1826,1851]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">E. aurea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<bibRefCitation id="5B49BBFA36293917ED01F8E5FE7DA02F" author="Benayahu" pageId="2" pageNumber="26" refString="Benayahu, Y. &amp; Schleyer, M. H. (1995) Corals of the south-west Indian Ocean II. Eleutherobia aurea spec. nov. (Cnidaria, Alcyonaria) from deep reefs on the KwaZulu-Natal Coast, South Africa. South African Association for Marine Biological Research, Oceanographic Research Institute, Investigational Report, 68, 1 - 12." type="journal article" year="1995">
Benayahu &amp; Schleyer 1995: 5,
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),
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<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917E9EDF88EFDCFA02F" box="[494,616,1865,1890]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">E. rotifera</emphasis>
(
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)
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and
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<emphasis id="0DAC1A1936293917EC0FF88EFB70A02F" box="[1036,1239,1865,1890]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">E. flammicerebra</emphasis>
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(
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Williams 2003: 425,
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) contain small capstans and tuberculate spheroids.
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has no compact capstans, but has smooth, slender capstans and branched rods with long branchlets, both of which are lacking in the present species.
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