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Shallow-water scleractinian corals of Ascension Island, Central South Atlantic

dc.contributor.authorZibrowius, Helmut
dc.contributor.authorWirtz, Peter
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Flavia L. D.
dc.contributor.authorHoeksema, Bert W.
dc.contributor.authorBenzoni, Francesca
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-07T14:53:27Z
dc.date.available2018-12-07T14:53:27Z
dc.date.issued2017-06
dc.description.abstractThe presence of five shallow-water scleractinian species at Ascension Island is confirmed, i.e. Favia gravida, Madracis sp., Siderastrea radians, Polycyathus atlanticus and Rhizosmilia gerdae. The three former are zooxanthellate, the two latter azooxanthellate. A sixth species, Cladocora debilis (azooxanthellate), dredged from moderately deep water is also expected to occur in shallow water. Madracis sp. and P. atlanticus are new records for the island. A previous record of Astrangia solitaria at Ascension is now referred to as P. atlanticus. Favia gravida, S. radians and C. debilis are amphi-Atlantic. Rhizosmilia gerdae is currently known only from Ascension Island and the Western Atlantic. None of the species are endemic to Ascension Island. No member of the family Dendrophylliidae has as yet been found at Ascension, whereas that family is represented at its nearest neighbour, St Helena Island.
dc.description.sponsorshipDarwin Initiative [EIDCF012]; Regional Council of Brittany; European Funds (ERDF); 'Laboratoire d'Excellence' LabexMER [ANR-10-LABX-19]; French government under the programme 'Investissements d'Avenir'
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dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0025315414001465
dc.identifier.issn0025-3154
dc.identifier.issn1469-7769
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/11525
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectGenus Madracis
dc.subjectCryptochiridae
dc.subjectSystematics
dc.subjectSiderastrea
dc.subjectAnthozoa
dc.titleShallow-water scleractinian corals of Ascension Island, Central South Atlantic
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage725
oaire.citation.issue4
oaire.citation.startPage713
oaire.citation.titleJournal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK
oaire.citation.volume97
person.familyNameWirtz
person.givenNamePeter
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3920-6228
rcaap.rightsopenAccess
rcaap.typearticle
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