@article{ed91c7635b684222b80cbb83a8b4d73a,
title = "Three New Species of the Sun Coral Genus Tubastraea (Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) from Hong Kong, China",
abstract = "Tubastraea is a genus of azooxanthellate scleractinian corals belonging to the family Dendrophylliidae, which are commonly called sun corals. This genus currently has only seven recognized species. In this paper, we report three new species of Tubastraea, including T. dendroida sp. nov., which has a tree-like colony, T. violacea sp. nov., which has violet polyps, and T. chloromura sp. nov., which has olive green polyps. These species are distinct in their septal structures, as well as their rDNA sequences including the entire ITS1, 5.8S and ITS2, and a segment of the 18S and 28S genes.",
keywords = "Ahermatypic coral, Azooxanthellate, Dendrophylliid, Scleractinian coral, South China Sea",
author = "Yiu, {Sam King Fung} and Jianwen Qiu",
note = "Funding Information: species names were registered with ZooBank under urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:55f1e773-b462-4bca-b44ee99e71a59124. This study was supported by the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) (GML2019ZD0404, SMSEGL20SC02) and Environmental and Conservation Fund of Hong Kong (34/2019) and. We thank Yu Sheung Law for logistic support, Jack Chi Ho Ip and Ting Xu for help with molecular analysis, and Josy Wing Yan Lai and Max Hin Leung for assistance in field surveys. Funding Information: This study was supported by the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) (GML2019ZD0404, SMSEGL20SC02) and Environmental and Conservation Fund of Hong Kong (34/2019) and. We thank Yu Sheung Law for logistic support, Jack Chi Ho Ip and Ting Xu for help with molecular analysis, and Josy Wing Yan Lai and Max Hin Leung for assistance in field surveys. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 Academia Sinica, Taiwan.",
year = "2022",
month = sep,
day = "12",
doi = "10.6620/ZS.2022.61-45",
language = "English",
volume = "61",
journal = "Zoological Studies",
issn = "1021-5506",
publisher = "Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica",
}