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Name

Benayahu, Y.; Schleyer, M.H. (1995). Corals of the south-west Indian Ocean. II. Eleutherobia aurea spec. nov. (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) from the deep reefs of the KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa. Invest. Rep. Oceanogr. Res. Inst. 68: 1-12.

SourceID

5989

Authors

Benayahu, Y.; Schleyer, M.H.

Year

1995

Title

Corals of the south-west Indian Ocean. II. Eleutherobia aurea spec. nov. (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) from the deep reefs of the KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa

Journal

Invest. Rep. Oceanogr. Res. Inst.

Suffix

68: 1-12

Type

Publication

Note

Used for taxonomy only - does not list distribution records outside South Africa.

Abstract

Eleutherobia aurea spec. nov. is a new octocoral species (family Alcyoniidae) described from material collected on deep reefs along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The species has spheroid, radiate and double deltoid sclerites, the latter being the most conspicuous sclerites and also the most abundant in the interior of the colony.

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2013-01-12 18:30:12Z

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2019-06-28 23:49:53Z

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Taxa (1)

Eleutherobia aurea Benayahu & Schleyer, 1995 accepted as Parasphaerasclera aurea (Benayahu & Schleyer, 1995) (original description)