Symphyllia radians Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849

Samiei, Jahangir Vajed, Dab, Koosha, Ghezellou, Parviz & Shirvani, Arash, 2013, Some scleractinian corals (Scleractinia: Anthozoa) of Larak Island, Persian Gulf, Zootaxa 3636 (1), pp. 101-143 : 138-139

Symphyllia radians Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849

( Fig. 37 )

Material: ZUTC Cnid. 1030, colony fragment, Larak Island, 26° 53' 0.7" N, 56° 20' 51.3" E, Coll. J. Vajed Samiei, November 2010.

Identification guide: Veron (2000)

Notes for local identification: Septal teeth less exserted than in S. recta which make the valleys more visible in living colonies. Valleys are also wider and less sinuous.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Depth of occurrence: About 3 m.

Figures

FIGURE 37. Symphyllia radians, a, exoskeleton; b – c, underwater photographs of different colonies; d, underwater photograph of polyps.