Isis fam subsp. gen var. indet, . sp. 1
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Isis fam subsp. gen var. indet |
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"fam. Melithaeidae" gen. indet. sp. 1
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Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Melithaeidae sp. 1; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Cnidaria; class: Anthozoa; order: Alcyonacea; family: Melithaeidae; scientificNameAuthorship: Gray, 1870; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: D'Arros N 1, Desroches S 1, Poivre E 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 36.2 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 71.5 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 up to 20 cm in height, mostly fan-shaped and uniplanar, sometimes slightly bushy. Mostly dichotomously branched, where branches originate from the nodes. Colouration rich purple-reddish colour at the base that becomes lighter towards the tips of the branches. The centre of the colony always appears darker than the edges (Fig. 41).
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