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Descriptions of one old and five new species of Alcyonacea (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) from the Red Sea

J. Verseveldt, Yehuda Benayahu

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Five new species of octocorals (Coelenterata) are described from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Elat. One previously described species, Stereonephthya imbricans Thomson & Dean, 1931, is discussed and compared with Coronephthya (Stereonephthya) macrospiculata Thomson & Dean, 1931.

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Key concepts: Octocorallia, Coelenterata, Cnidaria, Oceanography, Anthozoa, Biology, Zoology, Ecology