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170 Genus Dendropbyllia de BLAINVILLE, 1830 Type species : Madrepora ramea LINNA EUS, 1758. G e n e ric c h a r act e r s : Colonial, ramose , tufted or arborescent, dendroid. Colony formation by extratentacular budding. Corallites cup-shaped. Wall costate, porous. Septa undergo fission according to POURTALES plan. Columella spongy, often honeycomb-shaped . Earlier records of Dendropbyllia from Red Sea include D. micrantbus, which we now group with Tubastra ea , and D. fistula , a deep-water species. A further species, D. arbuscula , is described in the present work. Prof. FRICKE could add four more species, D. borsti. D. robusta, D. cf cornigera and D. cf minuscula, collected during deep-water diving trips with the submersible "Geo". Synopsis of the Dendropbyllia species known from Red Sea: A. Corallum elo ngated, ramose. 1. Main corallite long, vermiform. Subsidary corallites thinner, arranged irregularly, twisted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. fistula 2. Corallum dendroid. Subsidary corallites short. arranged regularly, thinner than main corallite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. cf minuscula B. Corallum tufted . 1. Colony relatively small. Calices almost round. 3. Calices up to 8 mm in diameter. Corallites up to 15 mm high . .............. D. arbuscula 4 . Calices up to 11 mm in diameter. Corallites up to 25 mm high. Columella strikingly compact and vaulted upwards. . .... . .. . . . . . . ... .... . .. .. .. . ......... . .. .. .... . D. borsti II. Colony relatively large. Calices more or less oval. 5. Calyx dimensions up to 14 by 11 mm. Height of corallites up to 30 mm .... D. cf cornigera 6. Calyx dimensions up to 24 by 16 mm . Height of corallites up to 40 mm. Theca of adult corallites strikingly thick .... . ...................... .. . .. ... .. . . . . .... D. robusta BalanopbylJia fistula Tbecopsammia fistula D ~"dropbyl/ia [iSlu14 Dendrophyllia fistula (ALCOCK) , 1902 1902. ALCOCK. 42; pI. 5/ 36 . 36:1 (Type locality: Sulu Sea). 1906a. v. MARENZELLER. 16; pI. l / a- h. 1939. GARDINER & WA UGH , 237. 1954. WELLS. 472; pI. 180/ 1- 3. 1964, WELLS . 116; pI. 214 , 5. The following details of this species are taken from the authors listed above. Corallum composed of long slender corallites of mostly un iform thickness with buds in different angles. Surface of the vermiform corallites with or without an epitheca. Calices oval, 7 by 6 mm (in the type) up to 10 by 8 mm in diameter. Septa in four cycles, not exsert. Primaries are largest, the fourth cycle slightly larger than the third, the former uniting with the latter. First three cycles of septa reach a spongy, deep-seated columella. Septa thickened at the wall. Outer side of corallites costate. The only record of this deep-water species from the Red Sea is that of MARENZELLER (1906a), who mentioned its occurrence at depths of 490 (Stat. 179), 720 (Stat. 178) and 900 m (Stat. 76) in the northern part. Di s t rib uti 0 n : Red Sea ; Maldives; Japan; Queensland; Marshall Isis. Dendrophyllia Cf minuscula BOURNE, 1905 (Plate 39, Figs. 5- 10) Dendropbyllia minuscula 1905, BOURNE, 213; pl . 21 11. ItA (Type locality : Ceylon). 1922a, v. d. HORST. 103 i pI. 8/ 30.
171 Prof. FRICKE with his submersible "Geo" collected at [WO places a remarkable Dendropbyllia which we cannot identify unequivocally and which we group with D. minuscula. It could , however , also be a deep-water ecomorph of another Dendropbyllia species. The branch lets collected are fragments of colonies 30 ro 40 cm large , and clearly belong ro two different forms. (1) The branchlets collected at Sharm esh Sheikh at a depth of 126 m are slender. The daughter corallites are up ro 8 mm long, relatively despersed and more or less on the same plane. The costae of the corallites and branchlets, on which they are located, are narrow and feature a series of fine teeth. (2) In contrast, the specimens collected near Eilat in a depth of 150 m are more co mpact, the daughter corallites are closer rogether and are arranged all around the branch, measuring up ro 5 mm only. The costae of the corallites and branchlets are irregular. A dominant feature are the furrows separating the costae with numerous short or elongated perforations. The calices of both for ms measure 3 ro 4.5 mm in diameter, are slightly oval and occasionally somewhat hexagonal. The first three septa cycles are complete, the septa of the second cycle relatively short, the fourth and fifth cycles are incomplete. Material : Gulf of Aqaba : HLM Fri 37- 1 (Eilat, Aquarium, 150 m). Northern R. S.: HLM Fri 92- 3 (Sharm esh Sheikh, 126 m). Dis t ri but io n : Red Sea; Ceylon; Ke i Isis. (Banda Sea). Rem ark s : This is the first time that this species has been recorded in the Red Sea. Dr. ZIBROWIUS has ki ndly shown us some specimens of an unidentified Dendropbyllia from South Africa, very similar ro ours and perhaps of the same species. But further investigations will be required ro clarify the relationship of all these Dendropbytlia specimens. Dendropbyllia arbuscula v. d . HORST, 1922 (Plate 40. Figs. 1- 3) DendrophyliiD arbuscula 1922a. v. d. HORST, lOS ; pI. 8/6 (Type local ity: Kei Islands and Dammer Island . Banda Sea). 1968, EGUCHI, CSS , pl. C2I IS, Il. 1974. SCHEER & PILLAI . 64, pI. 29/4, S. 1976, PILLAI & SCHEER, 7J. The present specimens are all tufted dendroid colonies with corallites radiating from a central stem. Maximum height 3.5 cm . Corallites, when fully formed , measure 7 to 8 mm in diameter at the rop, with a maximum height of 15 mm from the stem. Adult ones feature small buds at their sides. Depth of calices 5 ro 6 mm. Wall very thin. Septa in four complete cycles with a set of the fifth, arranged according ro POURTAUi s plan. The first two cycles join the columella. Septa of the third cycle are short and mostly free . Those of the fifth link ro the fourth , and the latter in turn form pairs and unite with the columella. Septa of the first two cycles are serrated. Septa with perforations. Columella trabecular, projecting. Intercostal spaces thinner than the costae. Material: Gulf of Suez: jerus. SLR 856-3 (Et Tur). Gulf of Aqaba: j erus. SLR 1384-2 (Wadi Treibe). T. Aviv NS 1368- 1, 2, E52123 (Eilat). Northern R. S.: T. Aviv S 5930 (Ras Muhammad ). HLM X2 : 3- 48 (1, 2) (Gubal lsl.) ; 5- 2 (Ghardaqa). Cemral R. S.: HLM X2 : 7-1 (Mayetib Isl.). Dis t rib uti 0 n : Red Sea ; Maldives; icobar Isis.; East Indies; japan. Dendropbyllia borsti GARD INER and WAUGH , 1939 (Plate 39, Figs. 11 ,12) Dndropbyllia horsti 1939. GARDINER & WAUGH, 237 ; pI. 21S t 6 (Type locality: Ari Atoll, Maldives). 23 Zoologica, I H
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Contents I. Introduction .. ' ... _
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v S. Suborder Dendrophylliina .. .
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2 ro a coral reef, and in 1877 he p
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4 growth on some coral reefs. In a
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6 At that time a further team met,
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8 Tablt: 1 Institute: Collector Yea
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10 Gulf of Sucz: Ras Matarm a EI Bi
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12 40- S0m 60- 70m 7008.701 5. 7018
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14 14. Co llections of Janos H6 110
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16 16. Other small collections a) P
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18 Madrepora Psammocora co ntiguQ c
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20 Dis t rib uti 0 n : Red Sea ; Se
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22 t his genus are described by pas
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26 The type of S. wellsi is housed
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28 The five specimens we have exami
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30 In two earlier papers (1974 and
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32 The first record of this genus f
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34 conditions. However. we give bel
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36 pusru!OSQ scandens 1860. MILNE E
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38 Mate ri al: Gulf of Suez: Gul f
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40 Acropora Madrepora Acropora Madr
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42 Material: Gulf of Suez: Gulf of
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46 Material: Gulf of Suez: Jerus. S
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48 fore seemed advisable to regard
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50 that KL UNZ INGE R's M. tubercul
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52 Dis t rib uti 0 n : Red Sea; Gul
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54 We have examined one specimen fr
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56 S 8398 is only pan of a colony.
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58 Corallum explanate in young stag
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60 II. Bifacial. 4 . Fronds up to 1
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62 X2: 10-14 is a cluster of folia
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64 EC 514 is plate-like, apparently
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66 We have no specimen of this spec
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68 Dis t rib uti 0 n : Red Sea; Ami
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70 Mat eri al: Gulf of Aqaba : T. A
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72 Family Siderastreidae VAUGHA and
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74 Dis t rib ut a tiD n : Red Sea;
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76 tenuis, C. patelli[omlis and C.
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78 1909. GARDINER. 267. 269. 1921.
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80 We have only one specimen before
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84 FllngiD kllln':.ingeri Fungia kl
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86 Also the extension of the axial
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88 Madrepora Podabacia Podabacia cr
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90 1 to 1.5 mm in greater diameter
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92 II . Calices not more than 1 mm
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94 Ticbopora GO PJiopora tenella te
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96 species was found by GRAVIER in
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98 A. I. b) Massive or columnar spe
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100 spines. Septa 12, very well dev
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102 The following is a generalized
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104 1939. UM8GROVE . 25 ; pI. 2/1.
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106 acropora 191 4, MATfHAJ, 102; p
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108 1976, PILLAI & SCHEER, 55. 1977
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110 IHadrepora Favw FavitJ Il-fadre
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112 flexuoso lJirens 1954, WELLS, 4
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114 septa there is a well developed
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116 Favia vasla var. superficialis
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118 Marer ial: Gulf of Aq aba: Jeru
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