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Symphyllia recta var. pina

Symphyllia recta var. pina

Nemenzo, 1959

Corallum massive, subhemispherical; attachment very extensive. Valleys discontinuous, very sinuous; 10-15 mm. wide, up to 8-10 mm. deep. Collines around 4 mm. thick, with very distinct but discontinuous groove on top. Calicinal centers in single row within valleys, usually 6-7 mm. distant.

Septa crowded, very markedly different in thickness and breadth, very thick and very thin ones alternating; smaller septa joining bigger ones before columella in heads of valleys; 12 to a cm. Primaries very conspicuous, around 4 times thicker than secondaries inside valleys; armed with 1-3 very large, irregularly distant teeth inside valley, and 2 vertical ones over wall; exsert up to 3 mm. Smaller septa very narrow towards calicinal rim where they produce 1 or 2 vertical sharp teeth almost as high as those of primaries, lower portion wider, bearing few sharp teeth. Lower ends of septa deflected towards calicinal centers.

Lower surface epithecate. Costae obsolescent except just outside calicinal rim of marginal corallites. Costal spines few, tiny, scattered.

Columella poorly developed, marked only by the confluent medial ends of septa producing few trabeculae; joined by 1-3 thin lamellae with dentate or sinuate margins. Vesicles visible inside loculi.

Remarks:
This coral resembles in some respects the thick variety mentioned by Matthai (1928), specially his figure 5, Pl. 30, but for the very distinct groove on the collines, the narrower valleys and the regularity of the alternation of thin and thick septa.

Source:
Nemenzo, F. (1959). Systematic studies on Philippine shallow water scleractinians: II. Suborder Faviida. Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines. 16: 73-135.

Taxonomic status:
Unaccepted

Accepted name:
Lobophyllia recta (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:
U.P. C-411 — Pinamungajan, Cebu (Nemenzo) 1955.

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

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