Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from South Africa
Globally, South Africa ranks in the top five countries regarding marine species richness per unit area. Given the high diversity, it is not surprising that many invertebrate taxa in the region are poorly characterised. The South African azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Anthozoa) is one such taxonomic g...
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| author | Zoleka N. Filander Marcelo V. Kitahara Stephen D. Cairns Kerry J. Sink Amanda T. Lombard |
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| description | Globally, South Africa ranks in the top five countries regarding marine species richness per unit area. Given the high diversity, it is not surprising that many invertebrate taxa in the region are poorly characterised. The South African azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Anthozoa) is one such taxonomic group, and was last reviewed by Boshoff in 1980. Although more recent regional publications have reported on some species, there has not been a faunistic review that accounts for the country’s species diversity since then. Moreover, numerous unidentified specimens representing more than three decades of sampling effort have accumulated. In this study the authors update the state of knowledge of South African azooxanthellate coral species. Specimens, particularly those within the extensive collections of the Iziko South African and Smithsonian museums, were morphologically examined and identified. Other data considered included historic data represented as imagery data, associated species data from recent research surveys, and the scientific literature. To date, the study has increased the total number of known species from 77 to 108 across eleven families, 28 new South African records, and three are new species with one new genus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b8555d3ca5a4ab7b0bf07cf7b9e0ab12022-12-21T23:36:03ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702021-10-011066119810.3897/zookeys.1066.6969769697Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from South AfricaZoleka N. Filander0Marcelo V. Kitahara1Stephen D. Cairns2Kerry J. Sink3Amanda T. Lombard4Biodiversity and Coastal Research, Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environment, Forestry, and FisheriesUniversidade Federal de São PauloDepartment of Invertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian InstitutionSouth African National Biodiversity InstituteNelson Mandela UniversityGlobally, South Africa ranks in the top five countries regarding marine species richness per unit area. Given the high diversity, it is not surprising that many invertebrate taxa in the region are poorly characterised. The South African azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Anthozoa) is one such taxonomic group, and was last reviewed by Boshoff in 1980. Although more recent regional publications have reported on some species, there has not been a faunistic review that accounts for the country’s species diversity since then. Moreover, numerous unidentified specimens representing more than three decades of sampling effort have accumulated. In this study the authors update the state of knowledge of South African azooxanthellate coral species. Specimens, particularly those within the extensive collections of the Iziko South African and Smithsonian museums, were morphologically examined and identified. Other data considered included historic data represented as imagery data, associated species data from recent research surveys, and the scientific literature. To date, the study has increased the total number of known species from 77 to 108 across eleven families, 28 new South African records, and three are new species with one new genus.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/69697/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Zoleka N. Filander Marcelo V. Kitahara Stephen D. Cairns Kerry J. Sink Amanda T. Lombard Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from South Africa ZooKeys |
| title | Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from South Africa |
| title_full | Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from South Africa |
| title_short | Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from South Africa |
| title_sort | azooxanthellate scleractinia cnidaria anthozoa from south africa |
| url | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/69697/download/pdf/ |
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