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Montipora sumilonensis

Montipora sumilonensis

Nemenzo, 1979

This is a foveolate or glabro-foveolate, ramose colony consisting of crowded vertical stems and branches; the living portion c. 8 cm high. Stem cylindrical, 7 mm across, expanding upwards. Branches cylindrical or slightly flattened, nondivergent so that longitudinal fusion takes place; sides swollen in some places so diameter becomes irregular. Terminal branchlets gradually tapered, apices conical or drawn out preparatory to bifurcation, one branchlet 15 mm high, 5 mm high, 5 mm wide at middle.

Corallites very distinct, almost evenly distributed, less than a calicular diameter apart, c. 0.8 mm in diameter, surrounded with thick ring, almost smooth in young corallites (towards apices), spinulous in older ones. Septa obsolete, except 1, 2, or 3 which project very slightly from wall.

Intercalicinal areas occupied with rows of platelets with spinulose borders arranged life roulette wheels or stacked kitchen plates viewed from the side. Roulette appearance specially obvious in old corallites toward base of corallum. In younger regions, intercalicinal areas raised into ramparts accentuating foveolation of surface around corallites; reticulation noticeable; platelets not yet close to each other.

Remarks:
The obsolete septa are also found in M. fruticosa Bernard and M. marenzelleri Bernard. The proposed species is recognized readily from these species by the roulette-wheel appearance of the intercalicinal areas. Furthermore, M. fruticosa has smaller corallites; M. marenzelleri has divergent branches and its corallites are arranged in series in some parts.

Source:
Nemenzo, F. (1979). Astrocoeniid and faviid reef corals from central Philippines. Kalikasan: The Philippine Journal of Biology. 8: 37-50.

Taxonomic status:
Unaccepted

Accepted name:
Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846)

Source:
WoRMS Editorial Board. (2024). World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. Accessed 2024-05-02. doi:10.14284/170

Material:
Fig 3: UP CCC-328: Sumilon Island, Cebu (Mike Smart) 1977

Type specimen location:
Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City

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