First record and range extension of the transversely-dividing azooxanthellate coral Truncatoflabellum mortenseni Cairns and Zibrowius, 1997 (Scleractinia, Flabellidae) in the Persian Gulf, Western Indo-Pacific Ocean

Marine Biodiversity Records

Parisa Alidoost Salimi¹  Abdolvahab Maghsoudlou²  Fereidoon Owfi³ 

[1] Department of Marine Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran;Head of Marine Bioscience Department, Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science (INIOAS), Tehran, Iran;Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institution, Tehran, Iran;

关键词: Truncatoflabellum mortenseni;    Flabellidae;    Azooxanthellate Scleractinia;    Coral;    Persian Gulf;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s41200-021-00203-x

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

In the Persian Gulf, Azooxanthellate Scleractinia remain understudied compared to their symbiotic counterparts. Here, we report the presence of azooxanthellate coral Truncatoflabellum mortenseni (Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997) for the first time in Iranian deep waters. This species was found on soft sediments at depths of 83 and 101 m. Given this report, the distribution range of T. mortenseni, previously known to exist only in the Indonesian-Philippine regions, is now expanded to the Persian Gulf.

【 授权许可】

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