Search for mesophotic octocorals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) and their phylogeny: I. A new sclerite-free genus from Eilat, northern Red Sea

This communication describes a new octocoral, Altumia delicata gen. n. & sp. n. (Octocorallia: Clavulariidae), from mesophotic reefs of Eilat (northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea). This species lives on dead antipatharian colonies and on artificial substrates. It has been r...

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Main Authors: Yehuda Benayahu, Catherine S. McFadden, Erez Shoham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-06-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=12727