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c) All costae with equally developed tall spines (Subgenus Fungia).
10. Corallum flat or arched . Septa with triangular dentations. Spines of costae awl-like , smooth.
Wall perforate or solid . . ............... . . . ..... . ........ . ............ F. fungites
Fungitl
Fungia seutaria LAMARCK, 1801
(Pl ate 17. Figs. 6 , 1)
seutaria 1801. LAMARCK. 370.
1876. HAECK EL. 45 , pI. 2/1.
1879. KLUI ZINGER 3.65.
1902, DOEDERLEIN, 91; pI. 8/ 1- 8 (synonymy).
1909. GA RDI NER. 272, pI. 34/8.
1954. ROSSI. 41.
1971. LOYA & SLOBODKIN. 12l.
1974 . MERGNER & SCHUHMACHER. 264.
1974, SCHEER & PILLAI, 36 (synonymy).
1976. PILLAI & SCHEER. 43.
1979. SCHUHMACHER. 227, fig. 2l.
1980. VERON & PICHON, 159 ; figs. 264-268 (synonymy).
1980. HEAD. 150. 45l.
dt ntigna 1841, LEUCKART, 48; pI. 3/ 1, 2.
grallis
oabensis
pltlcunaria
1860. MI LNE EDWARDS (& HAIME I. 17.
1879. KLUNZINGER l . 64.
1892. ORTMANN. 6Sl.
1955 . NEMENZO. 62, pI. 10/ 1. 2.
1902. DOEDERLEIN. 97, pI. 9/ l - S.
1879. KLUNZINGER 3,64; pis. 7/ 1; 8/6 (No. 2529 from Koseir in Berlin Museum).
18 specimens, all with the characteristic tentacular lobes on the septa are placed unter this species.
SLR 1258- 2 is an attached stage with a greater diameter of 3 cm.
Materi a l :
Gulf of Aqaba: Jerus. SLR 1258- 1,2 (Fara'un Is!.) ; 395 - 10 (Marsa Murach).
T. Aviv NS 228 , 1248, 1249, 6280,9302 (Eilat).
Basel PW 73557 , 558 , 559,560, 561 (Fara'un Is!.).
Northern R. S.: HLM X2 : 2- 29 (Guballs!.).
SNM Wa 44 (Ghardaqa).
Central R. S.: P. Sud. Sa 105 (Sanganeb R. ).
HLM RM 16 , 16a (Wingate R.).
Dis t rib uti 0 n : Red Sea; East Africa ; Aldabra; Reunion; Chagos; Maldives; Lakshadweep; Ceylon ;
Andaman and icobar Isis .; Cocos-Keeling Isis.; East Indies ; Philippines; Japan; Palau Isis .; Caroline Isis.;
Solomon Isis.; New Caledonia (CHEVALIER , 1968); Marshall Isis.; Hawaii ; Fanning Isis.; Cook Isis.
(STODDART & PILLAI, 1973); Tuamotu Archipelago.
Rem ark s : F. oabensis (DOEDERL EI , 1902) from Hawaii is said to have a heavy corallum with
the costal spi nes greatly developed and irregularly swollen. We do not think that this is of specific value.
F. gravis ( EMENZO , 1955) is again only a skeletal variation. These two are positive synonyms of F. seutaria
.
Fungia moluecensis v. d . HORST , 191 9
(Pl att' t 7, Figs. 8, 9; Pl att' 18. Pig. 1)
Fungia
mo/ucansis 1919. v. d. HORST. 65: pI. 1 (Type: locality: Moluccas).
1921 . v. d . HORST. 60; pI. 21 1. 2.
1925 . BOSCHMA. 210: pis. 6/ 49: 7175 , 16: 10/ 128.
1980. VERON & PI CHON, 165 : figs. 273-282, 756.
somenJiIle; 1924. MAITHAI. 41 (pars): pI. 9/ 3.
1974. SCHEER & PILLAI, 37 : pI. 1811 . 2.
1979, SCHUHM.ACHER , 212; fig. 3 (right).