Image of unclassified Scleractinia

Description:

Figure 3.Pachyseris speciosa. a The holotype USNM 119, West Indies b Specimen UNIMIB SO020, Socotra Island c Detail of the holotype showing parallel carinae and alternating radial elements d Detail of the specimen in b e SEM image of IRD HS2673, white arrows point at one of the spatula-shaped processes extending from the inner end of the radial elements and forming the columella f SEM image of the same specimen (Figure 3e) in a portion where columella processes are fused to form a continuous structure (white arrow) g SEM image of IRD HS2263 showing the ornamentation of the radial elements consisting of vertically fused granules (vfg) seen from above and the zigzag pattern of the radial element margin (dashed line) h SEM image of IRD HS2673 showing the radial element zigzag pattern (dashed line) and face ornamentation consisting of clumped granules (cg), vertically fused granules (vfg), and menianae (me).