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Author	M.P. Janes
Title	A study of the Xeniidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) collected on the "Tyro" expedition to the Seychelles with a description of a new genus and species
Journal	Zoologische Mededelingen
Volume	82
Year	2008
Issue	49
Pages	599-626
ISSN	0024-0672
Keywords	Cnidaria; Coelenterata; Octocorallia; Alcyonacea; Xeniidae; soft corals; Anthelia; Xenia; Heteroxenia; Cespitularia; Ovabunda; Fasciclia
Abstract	An examination of xeniid octocorals was carried out on specimens held in the National Museum of Natural History, Naturalis, Leiden, Netherlands. Samples collected during the Tyro expedition to the Seychelles Islands in the Western Indian Ocean were identified. Six species belong to the genera Cespitularia, Heteroxenia, and Ovabunda are described; five of these are new records for this location. Three new species belonging to the genera Anthelia, Cespitularia and Ovabunda are illustrated. In addition, a new genus belonging to the family Xeniidae is introduced accompanied by scanning electron micrographs of its sclerites. Gross morphology and the ultra-structure of the sclerites indicate there are some similarities in this new genus with Anthelia. However, the colonial morphology is distinct enough to make this genus unique among the Xeniidae and thus the new genus Fasciclia is introduced.
Classification	42.79
Document type	article
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