https://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource?r=sandalolitha_boucheti_vanuatu Bert W. Hoeksema Department of Marine Zoology, Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis Researcher

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Bert W. Hoeksema Department of Marine Zoology, Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis Researcher

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Kevin Mackay kevin.mackay@niwa.co.nz user 2024-02-28 eng A total of 35 mushroom coral species (Scleractinia, Fungiidae) was recorded at the southeastern coast of Espiritu Santo, northern Vanuatu, during the SANTO 2006 expedition. One species, Sandalolitha boucheti n. sp., is described as new to science. It can be distinguished from its congeners by dense and thin septa, fine serrated septal dentations, evenly distributed stomata, and a light brown colour. The present species number is distinctly higher than previous records and suggests that northern Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo in particular, should be included in the so-called Coral Triangle, the Indo-West Pacific centre of maximum marine biodiversity, which would require an extension of this area in southeastward direction. Occurrence GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml Specimen GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml marine, harvested by iOBIS To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction. Indo-Pacific 118.557 167.322 4.235 -21.437 Mushroom corals (Scleractinia, Fungiidae) species Sandalolitha boucheti Mushroom coral notPlanned Bert W. Hoeksema Department of Marine Zoology, Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis Researcher

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2024-02-28T08:24:14.837+13:00 dataset Hoeksema B W (2024). Sandalolitha boucheti, a new species of mushroom coral (Scleractinia, Fungiidae) of Espiritu Santo (Vanuatu, West Pacifc). Version 1.0. Southwestern Pacific Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) Node. Occurrence dataset. https://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource?r=sandalolitha_boucheti_vanuatu&v=1.0 Hoeksema B. W. 2012. Mushroom corals (Scleractinia, Fungiidae) of Espiritu Santo (Vanuatu, West Pacific), with the description of a new species. Zoosystema 34 (2): 429-443.