A new species of Melithaea (Anthozoa, Octocorallia, Melithaeidae) from the Oman Sea, off Oman

被引：2
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作者：
Samimi-Namin, Kaveh [1 ]
van Ofwegen, Leen P. [1 ]
McFadden, Catherine S. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Naturalis Biodivers Ctr, POB 9517, NL-2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands
[2] Harvey Mudd Coll, Dept Biol, 1250 N Dartmouth Ave, Claremont, CA 91711 USA
来源：
ZOOKEYS | 2016年 / 623期
关键词：
Persian Gulf; octocorals; Indian Ocean; Middle East; northwest Indian Ocean; FAMILY; GENUS;
D O I：
10.3897/zookeys.623.10045
中图分类号：
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号：
071002 ;
摘要：
A new species, Melithaea davidi sp. n., is described from the eastern coast of Oman, Oman Sea, in the northwestern Indian Ocean, where it differs from its congeners in lacking capstans and having predominantly spindles in the coenenchyme. A molecular phylogenetic analysis of mtMutS and 28S rDNA genes suggests that it is genetically distinct from similar species in the Red Sea. Furthermore, a species previously reported as Acabaria sp. from the Arabian Sea is now identified as Melithaea mabahissi (Hickson, 1940).
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页码：15 / 29
页数：15
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