Sinularia polydactyla (Ehrenberg, 1834) (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) re-examined, with the description of a new species

By

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

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

581

Pages

71-126

Subjects

Alcyonacea , COI , coral reefs , Indo-Pacific , mtMutS , 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.581.7455

 

Abstract

Sinularia polydactyla (Ehrenberg, 1834) is re-described and a lectotype assigned. This led to examination of related material from various Indo-Pacific regions. Consequently, Sinularia levi sp. n. is described from Eilat, Israel (Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea) and S. compressa Tixier-Durivault, 1945 and S. candidula Verseveldt and Benayahu, 1983 are synonymized with S. polydactyla. Additional specimens identified in the literature as S. polydactyla are provisionally reassigned to other taxa.