Symphyllia recta (Dana, 1846)

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 : 137-138

Symphyllia recta (Dana, 1846)

( Fig. 36 )

Material: ZUTC Cnid. 1031, colony fragment, Larak Island, 26° 53' 14.4" N, 56° 23' 43.4" E, Coll. J. Vajed Samiei, November 2010.

Identification guide: Veron (2000)

Notes for local identification: Septal teeth more exserted than in S. radians which make the valleys more hidden in the living colonies. Valleys are also more sinuous.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Depth of occurrence: About 3 m.

Figures

FIGURE 36. Symphyllia recta, a, exoskeleton; b, close up of corallites; c, underwater photograph of the colony; d, underwater photograph of polyps.