TY - JOUR
T1 - New species of the genus Sinularia (Octocorallia
T2 - Alcyonacea) from Singapore, with notes on the occurrence of other species of the genus
AU - Benayahu, Y.
AU - van Ofwegen, L. P.
PY - 2011/8/31
Y1 - 2011/8/31
N2 - A new species of the genus Sinularia, S. choui, featuring leptoclados-type clubs, is described and depicted from Singapore coral reefs. S. acuta Manuputty & Ofwegen, 2007, featuring similar clubs, is discussed. Three other species of this genus with such clubs are listed: S. maxima Verseveldt, 1971; S. molesta Tixier-Durivault, 1970 and S. verseveldti Ofwegen, 1996. S. polydactyla (Ehrenberg, 1834) is also listed. All these species are new zoogeographical records for Singapore. The total Sinularia citation fauna of Singapore currently comprises of 18 species.
AB - A new species of the genus Sinularia, S. choui, featuring leptoclados-type clubs, is described and depicted from Singapore coral reefs. S. acuta Manuputty & Ofwegen, 2007, featuring similar clubs, is discussed. Three other species of this genus with such clubs are listed: S. maxima Verseveldt, 1971; S. molesta Tixier-Durivault, 1970 and S. verseveldti Ofwegen, 1996. S. polydactyla (Ehrenberg, 1834) is also listed. All these species are new zoogeographical records for Singapore. The total Sinularia citation fauna of Singapore currently comprises of 18 species.
KW - Alcyonacea
KW - Coral reefs
KW - New records
KW - New species
KW - Octocorallia
KW - Singapore
KW - Sinularia
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AN - SCOPUS:80052670330
VL - 59
SP - 117
EP - 125
JO - Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
JF - Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
SN - 0217-2445
IS - 2
ER -