Tullia I. Terraneo, Michael L. Berumen, Roberto Arrigoni, Zarinah Waheed, Jessica Bouwmeester, Annalisa Caragnano, Fabrizio Stefani, Francesca Benzoni
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Figure 1.Colonies of Pachyseris rugosa (a–c) and Pachyseris speciosa (d–g) in situ. a Image of the whole colony of specimen IRD HS2893, Prony Bay, New Caledonia b Lateral view of the fronds of specimen IRD HS2594, Prony Bay, New Caledonia c Fronds of specimen IRD HS2856 viewed from above, Prony Bay, New Caledonia d Tiers of foliose projections of a colony from New Caledonia e Image of specimen UNIMIB SO040, Socotra Island f Part of specimen KAUST SA714, Saudi Arabia g Detail of a colony with reduced carinae and brightly colored polyp mouths, growing in very turbid environment, Banc des Japonais, New Caledonia.
Tullia I. Terraneo, Michael L. Berumen, Roberto Arrigoni, Zarinah Waheed, Jessica Bouwmeester, Annalisa Caragnano, Fabrizio Stefani, Francesca Benzoni
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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).
Tullia I. Terraneo, Michael L. Berumen, Roberto Arrigoni, Zarinah Waheed, Jessica Bouwmeester, Annalisa Caragnano, Fabrizio Stefani, Francesca Benzoni
Zookeys
Figure 11.In situ and corallum images of a and d Pachyseris speciosa b and e Pachyseris inattesa sp. n., c and f Leptoseris mycetoseroides in the Red Sea.
Tullia I. Terraneo, Michael L. Berumen, Roberto Arrigoni, Zarinah Waheed, Jessica Bouwmeester, Annalisa Caragnano, Fabrizio Stefani, Francesca Benzoni
Zookeys
Figure 2.Pachyseris rugosa. a Lateral view of colony IRD HS1442 b Lateral view of colony IRD HS152 showing very irregular fronds and carinae c Detail of the fronds of specimen IRD HS152 d Specimen IRD HS221, white arrow points at a dash-like columella e SEM image of IRD HS2594, white arrows point at the fused dissepiments connecting the inner end of the radial elements and the reduced columellae f SEM image of ornamentation on radial elements showing single granules (sg), clumped granules (cg) and menianae (me).
