A survey on Anthozoa and its habitats along the Northwest African coast and some islandsnew records, descriptions of new taxa and biogeographical, ecological and taxonomical comments

  1. O. Ocaña 1
  2. J. C. den Hartog 2
  3. A. Brito 3
  4. L. Moro 4
  5. R. Herrera 4
  6. J. Martín
  7. A. Ramos 5
  8. E. Ballesteros 6
  9. J. J. Bacallado 7
  1. 1 Museo del Mar de Ceuta. España
  2. 2 National Natural History Museum. Holanda
  3. 3 Departamento de Biología Animal y Edafología y Geología. Universidad de La Laguna. España
  4. 4 Viceconsejería de Medio Ambiente. Gobierno de Canarias. España
  5. 5 Universidad de Alicante. España
  6. 6 Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes. CSIC. España
  7. 7 Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Tenerife. España
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Journal:
Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias: = Folia Canariensis Academiae Scientiarum

ISSN: 1130-4723

Year of publication: 2015

Issue Title: Biología

Volume: 27

Issue: 1

Pages: 9-66

Type: Article

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Abstract

Several species of Actiniaria and Scleractinia have been searched and collected along the Western African coast and some of its archipelagos. This paper constitutes the first part of an extensive paper and it is focused on Morocco and Cape Verde, although some ma- terial and images from other spots (Canary Islands, Madeira, Gabon or even Mauritania) are included. The second part will also include some material from Gulf of Guinea. Four new species and a new genus are described, and five new records are also included in the paper. Bellactis caeruleus, Tubastrea caboverdiana, Thalamophyllia wirtzi and Africana wirtzi are the four new species and the new genus described. Some species, due to previ- ous lack of good descriptions, are presented more deeply from the point of view of the de- scriptive aspect.

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