Sinularia leptoclados (Ehrenberg, 1834) (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) re-examined

By

Ofwegen, L. P. van (Leendert P.), 1953-
Benayahu, Yehuda
McFadden, Catherine

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

272

Pages

29-59

Subjects

Alcyonacea , Indo-Pacific , new species , Phylogeny , Red Sea , re-description , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.272.4406

 

Abstract

Sinularia leptoclados (Ehrenberg, 1834) is re-described. Sinularia leptoclados var. gonatodes Kolonko, 1926 is synonymized with S. maxima Verseveldt, 1977. Two new species of Sinularia with digitiform lobules, leptoclados-type surface clubs and unbranched interior spindles, are described. An updated maximum likelihood tree of Sinularia species with leptoclados-type clubs (clade 5C) based on two mitochondrial genes (mtMutS, COI) and a nuclear gene (28S rDNA) is presented.