Faunistic study of benthic Pennatulacea (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from the Northern coast of Egypt
Using a trawling net, samples of order Pennatulacea (Sea pens) were collected from the northern coast of Egypt. The current work aims to establish taxonomical data about this distinctive group of animals that dwell in the Egyptian Mediterranean waters. The current study presents 3 species namely; Ca...
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| description | Using a trawling net, samples of order Pennatulacea (Sea pens) were collected from the northern coast of Egypt. The current work aims to establish taxonomical data about this distinctive group of animals that dwell in the Egyptian Mediterranean waters. The current study presents 3 species namely; Cavernularia pusilla (Philippi, 1835), Pennatula rubra Ellis, 1764, and Pteroeides spinosum (Ellis, 1764). The first one pertains to the family of Veretillidae which belongs to the suborder Sessiliflorae; while the other two species affiliate to two families (Pennatulidae and Pteroeididae) which belong to the suborder Subselliflorae. The present records are the first from the Egyptian Mediterranean waters. A re-description supplied with full structural illustrations of the recorded species is given. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a98a1530b3aa4c0e80699266f5389d0e2022-12-22T02:31:15ZengElsevierEgyptian Journal of Aquatic Research1687-42852014-01-0140326126810.1016/j.ejar.2014.08.004Faunistic study of benthic Pennatulacea (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from the Northern coast of EgyptKhaled Mahmoud AbdelsalamUsing a trawling net, samples of order Pennatulacea (Sea pens) were collected from the northern coast of Egypt. The current work aims to establish taxonomical data about this distinctive group of animals that dwell in the Egyptian Mediterranean waters. The current study presents 3 species namely; Cavernularia pusilla (Philippi, 1835), Pennatula rubra Ellis, 1764, and Pteroeides spinosum (Ellis, 1764). The first one pertains to the family of Veretillidae which belongs to the suborder Sessiliflorae; while the other two species affiliate to two families (Pennatulidae and Pteroeididae) which belong to the suborder Subselliflorae. The present records are the first from the Egyptian Mediterranean waters. A re-description supplied with full structural illustrations of the recorded species is given.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687428514000727Sea pensPennatulaceaNew recordNorthern coastEgypt |
| spellingShingle | Khaled Mahmoud Abdelsalam Faunistic study of benthic Pennatulacea (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from the Northern coast of Egypt Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research Sea pens Pennatulacea New record Northern coast Egypt |
| title | Faunistic study of benthic Pennatulacea (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from the Northern coast of Egypt |
| title_full | Faunistic study of benthic Pennatulacea (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from the Northern coast of Egypt |
| title_fullStr | Faunistic study of benthic Pennatulacea (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from the Northern coast of Egypt |
| title_full_unstemmed | Faunistic study of benthic Pennatulacea (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from the Northern coast of Egypt |
| title_short | Faunistic study of benthic Pennatulacea (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from the Northern coast of Egypt |
| title_sort | faunistic study of benthic pennatulacea cnidaria octocorallia from the northern coast of egypt |
| topic | Sea pens Pennatulacea New record Northern coast Egypt |
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