[Coral-List] New mesophotic octocorals from Eilat

[Yehuda Benayahu]

Dear All,
We would  like to bring to your attention to recent publications describing new octocoral species from mesophotic reefs of Eilat (northern Gulf of Aqaba):
Altumia delicata gen. n. & sp. n. (Octocorallia: Clavulariidae):
https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/12727/

Sinularia mesophotica sp. n. (family Alcyoniidae):
https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/12751/

Cheers,

Hudi


Yehuda Benayahu, Ph.D
Professor of Marine Biology
The Israel Cohen Chair in Environmental Zoology
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