Soft Corals

Gorgonia Flexuosa, D..

Figure 4.Sinularia australiensis sp. n., holotype NTM C14519. sclerites of the interior A spindles from the lobules B tuberculation of one of the lobule spindles C spindles from the base D tuberculation of one of the base spindles. Scale of 1 mm at C also applies to A.

Figure 4.Sclerites of Parasphaerasclera aurea comb. n., RMNH Coel. 40779. A Surface of polyparium B Interior of polyparium.

Figure 17.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda macrospiculata (Gohar, 1940) neotype (ZMTAU Co 25635). a Pear-shape sclerite b Regular sclerites c Fused sclerite. Scale bar 10 µm.

Figure 6.Underwater photographs of a Aldersladum sodwanum comb. n.* b holotype of Aldersladum jengi gen. n. and sp. n. ZMTAU Co 33607. *Courtesy of M.H. Schleyer.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Duration 5 seconds

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 11 seconds

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 10 seconds

Coral Sea, Duration 16 seconds

Coral Sea, Duration 8 seconds

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 10 seconds

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 28 seconds

Klitmøller, Thy

Århus, Jylland, Danmark

Leptogorgia Agassizii (a gorgonia).

Gorgonia verticellata (Pallas).

Figure 5.Sinularia eilatensis sp. n., colonies. A ZMTAU Co 35260, holotype B ZMTAU Co 35261, paratype C ZMTAU Co 35305, paratype D ZMTAU Co 35303 E ZMTAU Co 35304 F Sinularia verseveldti, ZMTAU Co 35309.

Figure 9.Sclerites of Parasphaerasclera aff. grayi comb. n. RMNH Coel. 40920 A Surface layer of stalk B Interior of stalk.

Figure 18.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda macrospiculata (Gohar, 1940) paratype (ZMTAU Co 35790). a Regular sclerites b Irregular sclerite c Fused sclerites d Pear-shaped sclerite. Scale bar 10 µm.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Duration 6 seconds