Xenia ord subsp. fam var. indet, . sp. 2
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Xenia ord subsp. fam var. indet |
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"ord. Alcyonacea" fam. indet. sp. 2
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Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Alcyonacea sp. 2; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Cnidaria; class: Anthozoa; order: Alcyonacea; scientificNameAuthorship: Gray, 1859; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: D'Arros N 1, Desroches S 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 66.3 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 123.4 m; locationRemarks: First Descent : Seychelles Expedition ; Identification : identifiedBy: Nico Fassbender , Kaveh Samimi-Namin , Paris Stefanoudis ; dateIdentified: 2019, 2020; identificationRemarks: identified only from imagery; Event : samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR SCUBA; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation
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Colonies typically ~15-20 cm in height, fan-shaped and heavily branched. Colour deep purple with lighter coloured polyps (Fig. 69 View Figure 69 ).
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