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115<br />
Favia<br />
Favitts<br />
Gonist raeQ<br />
A st raea<br />
PnotJanrata<br />
Favia<br />
P"onastrat a<br />
Astraea<br />
P"onastroea<br />
Favites complallata (EHRENBE RG ), 1834<br />
( Pl ate: 28 , Fig. 7)<br />
comp/o'iola 1834. EHRENBERG. 317 (Type locaJity: Red Sea).<br />
1857, MILNE EDWARDS (& HAIME), 443.<br />
1914, MATTHAI , 109; pI. 30/1 - 3.<br />
complanata 1954. ROSSI , 32.<br />
1967, SCHEER . 432.<br />
1971 , CHEVALIER. 190; pis. 2012.6 ; 24/2. 3 (synonymy).<br />
1974, MERGN ER & SCHUHMACHER, 264.<br />
1977. VERON , PI CHON & WIJSMAN-BEST, 6 5; figs. 11 8- 121. 442.<br />
1980, HEAD, 151 , 457.<br />
balicora<br />
var. obtuso 1879. KLUNZINGER 3, ll; pI. 4/ 1.<br />
bemp ricbji 1834, EHR ENBERG. 320.<br />
bempricbi 1857. MI LNE EDWARDS ( & HAIME), 521.<br />
bempricbij 19 14 , MATTHAI, 110 (pars) ; pI. 36/ 3.<br />
spinosa 18 79. KL UNZINGER 3, 39; pis. 417 , lOIS.<br />
1888, ORTMANN, 174.<br />
1892. ORTMAN '. 662.<br />
tesserifera 1834. EH RENBERG, 321.<br />
tesserifera 1857, MILN E EDWAR DS (& HAIME), 517.<br />
1879, KLU ZINGER 3.37; pI. 4/9.<br />
1889. ORTMANN, 527.<br />
vasta, var.<br />
superficialis 1879, KLUNZINGER 3, 38 ; pI. 4/8.<br />
The fo llowing descriptio n is based on RM 43 : Corallum encrusting; corallites polygonal, cerioid, mostly<br />
pentagonal, 15 to 18 mOl long, 10 to 14 mOl broad, 4 to 5 mOl deep. Wall acute at the top, about I mm<br />
thick, one side of the corallite more elevated than the other. There are 22 to 25 major septa in a large<br />
calyx with an equal number of subsidiary septa. 18 to 20 septa reach the columella. Septa wide apart,<br />
upper two-thirds narrower than the lower part. Major septa with a paliform lobe. Septa exsert to 1 mm,<br />
those of the oppos ite side generally fusi ng at the top of the wall. Septal edges with 6 to 9 teeth, some of<br />
them are frosted giving a spiny look to the coral. Colu mella 2 to 3 mm in diameter, formed of septal ends.<br />
Subsidiary septa unite wi th the sides of the major septa.<br />
Material:<br />
Gulf of Aqaba : T . Aviv NS 256, 262, 1341- 1, 2, 9286 (E ilat); 5005 , 5012 (Dahab); 4838 (Ras<br />
Atantur).<br />
Basel PW 73689 (EI Kura).<br />
Northern R. S.: USNM Wa 61 , 63 (Ghardaqa).<br />
HLM X2 : 3-39 (Gubal lsl. ).<br />
EC 521 ( Ras Abu Hagar).<br />
USNM Wa 60,62 (Dongonab),<br />
P. Sud. Sa 74 (Sanganeb R. ).<br />
HLM RM 43 (Wingate R. ).<br />
Distribulion : Red Sea; Japan (YABE, SUG IYAMA & EGUCHI, 1936); Great Barrier Reef; New<br />
Central R. S.:<br />
Caledonia ; Tuamotu Archipelago.<br />
R em ark s: CHEVALI ER (1971 ) has already listed Astraea hempricbii and Prio/lastraea spinosa as<br />
synonyms of Favites complallata. However, it may be noted thaI MATTHAI' s hemprichii is not the same<br />
as Astraea hempricbii EHRENBERG , though MATT HAI has figured the type (pI. 36, fig . 3) . MATTHAI's<br />
material includes several specimens in BMNH labelled Favia hemprichii. These were recently examined by<br />
PILLAI & STODDART (i n prep.) and were found to contain at least two species. Most of his specimens are<br />
referable to Acanthastrea hempricbii. VERON , PI CHON & WIJSMAN-BEST (1977) placed Astraea hemprichii<br />
under Favites abdita . This is, however, erroneous. EH RENBERG 's type of A. hemprichii is No. 735<br />
in Berlin Museum . II is an entire hemispherical cor. Uum with polygonal corallites up to 14 mm long. II is<br />
very si milar to F. complanata. KLUNZ INGER's figured type of Prionastraea spinosa is No. 21 54 in Berlin.<br />
The calices are slightly smaller than in typical complallata, but its identity with F. co mplallata is evident.<br />
16 Zoologic:!. . 133
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