Published December 31, 2012
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FIGURE 3 in Porites fontanesii, a new species of hard coral (Scleractinia, Poritidae) from the southern Red Sea, the Gulf of Tadjoura, and the Gulf of Aden, and its phylogenetic relationships within the genus
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FIGURE 3 Porites fontanesii sp. nov. in situ (A) A large branching colony at Balhaf, Yemen (depth 5 m); (B) Branching colony at Araher, Socotra Island (depth 15 m); (C) Colony at Tiqfash Island, Yemen (depth 3 m); (D) A beige colony with thick digitations at Musha Island, Djibouti (depth 4 m); (E) Detail of a digitation tip showing the smooth appearance of the colony surface once the polyps are retracted; (F) Close up of a colony at Tiqfash Island, Yemen, showing the polyps usually expanded during the day (depth 7 m); (G) Close-up of E showing living polyps with retracted tentacles.
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