A new soft coral genus (Coelenterata
(Octocorallia) from Palau
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19427368 |
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| Authors | Philip Alderslade (0000-0001-5801-4681, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Pages | 1-8 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Beagle Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0811-3653 |
| Publisher | Biodiversity Heritage Library (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5962/p.286292 |
| OpenAlex | W2275802546 |
| Language | EN |
Elbeenus lauramartinae, a new genus and species of the soft coral family Alcyoniidae from deep (159 m) water off Palau is described.The lobed colonies bear a resemblance to some species of Sinularia or Kly.xum, but unlike these genera the coenenchymal sclerites consist of large interior spindles only.Colonies have very large polyps armed with large collaret and points sclerites that are characteristic of
Biology · Cnidaria · Coelenterata · Coral · Genus · Octocorallia · Zoology · Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies · Ichthyology and Marine Biology · Marine Biology and Ecology Research · Ecology
| Highly cited | No |
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