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Note on the coral Blastomussa loyae, a valid species from the Red Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 September 2011

Karl Kleemann  and
Christian Baal
Karl Kleemann*
Affiliation:
Department of Palaeontology, University of Vienna, Geozentrum, UZA II, Althanstraße 14, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
Christian Baal
Affiliation:
Department of Palaeontology, University of Vienna, Geozentrum, UZA II, Althanstraße 14, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: K. Kleemann, Department of Palaeontology, University of Vienna, Geozentrum, UZA II, Althanstraße 14, A-1090, Vienna, Austria email: karl.kleemann@univie.ac.at
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Abstract

The annotated literature of Blastomussa loyae Head, 1978, together with the comparison of descriptions and figures by various authors, new observations in the field, collected and figured samples from the northern Red Sea provide the basis to regard the species as valid and distinct from B. merleti (Wells, 1961).

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 92 , Issue 4: Coral Reefs, the Aquarium Trade and the Maritime Industry , June 2012 , pp. 699 - 702
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011

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