Psammocora stellata Verrill, 1864

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 : 119-120

Psammocora stellata Verrill, 1864

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Material: ZUTC Cnid. 1015, colony fragment, Larak Island, 26 ° 53 ' 0.7 " N, 56 ° 20 ' 51.3 " E, Coll. J. Vajed Samiei, November 2010.

Identification guide: Veron ( 2000)

Notes for local identification: Nodular and branching, green and brown, colonies.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Depth of occurrence: about 3 m.

Figures

FIGURE 18. Psammocora stellata, a, exoskeleton; b, close up of corallites; c & e – f, underwater photographs of different colonies; d, underwater photograph of polyps.