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New Distributional Records of Three Species of Euphylliidae (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia, Scleractinia) from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Three species of the family Euphylliidae (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia, Scleractinia) have been formally recorded for the first time from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, based on specimens. Their unique polyp morphology, such as the combination of extended tentacle, are considered to be useful for taxonomy at the species level in genus Fimbriaphyllia Veron and Pichon, 1980 and Euphyllia Dana, 1846. One reason that their distribution might have been overlooked is the insufficiency of environmental surveys, including turbid, sheltered, and upper mesophotic environments.

Source: Species Diversity

DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.25.275

Authors: Takuma Fujii, Yuko F Kitano, Hiroyuki Tachikawa

Institutions: Kagoshima University, International Center for Island Studies, Kagoshima University, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Natural History Museum and Institute

Language: English

Topic: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond