| Literature DB >> 28769608 |
Andrew H Baird1, Mia O Hoogenboom2, Danwei Huang3.
Abstract
A new zooxanthellate reef-dwelling scleractinian coral species, Cyphastrea salaesp. n. (Scleractinia, Merulinidae), is described from Lord Howe Island Australia. The new species can be distinguished morphologically from the only other congeneric species on Lord Howe Island, C. microphthalma, by the number of primary septa (12 vs. 10) and the much taller corallites (mean ± SE: 1.0 ± 0.07 mm v 0.4 ± 0.04 mm). The relationship of C. salae to four of the other eleven currently accepted species in the genus was explored through analyses of nuclear (28S rDNA) and mitochondrial (noncoding intergenic region) gene sequences. Cyphastrea salaesp. n. forms a strongly supported clade that is distinct from a clade containing three species found commonly in Australia, C. chalcidicum, C. serailia, and C. microphthalma. One specimen was also found in the Solitary Islands, another high latitude location in south-eastern Australia. The discovery of a new species in the genus Cyphastrea on high latitude reefs in south-eastern Australia suggests that other new species might be found among more diverse genera represented here and that the scleractinian fauna of these isolated locations is more distinct than previously recognised.Entities:
Keywords: Biodiversity; biogeography; cnidarian; coral reefs; phylogenetics
Year: 2017 PMID: 28769608 PMCID: PMC5539699 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.662.11454
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Zookeys ISSN: 1313-2970 Impact factor: 1.546
Figure 1.sp. n. A habit photo of the holotype (G.18222) in situ B close up of holotype in situ C holotype D SEM of corallite E SEM of septa F transverse thin section.
Figure 2.in situ. A, B AM 81-1414 C, D AM 81_3953 E, F AM 81_1822 G, H AM 79_4749.
Figure 4.Maximum likelihood phylogenies based on the nuclear 28S rDNA (left) and mitochondrial noncoding intergenic region (right). Taxa in grey are outgroups. sp. n. and in red and blue respectively. Numbers adjacent to each branch represent support values (maximum likelihood bootstrap ≥ 50; Bayesian posterior probability ≥ 0.85; maximum parsimony bootstrap ≥ 50).
Summary statistics of morphological variables for (n = 55) and (n = 40). Measurements in mm.
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| Mean (se) | Maximum | Minimum | Mean (se) | Maximum | Minimum | |
| Corallite diameter | 2.3 (0.05) | 3.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 (0.05) | 3.0 | 1.7 |
| Calyx diameter | 1.8 (0.04) | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 (0.04) | 2.5 | 1.3 |
| Columella diameter | 0.6 (0.02) | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 (0.02) | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Corallite height | 1.0 (0.07) | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 (0.04) | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Corallites per cm2 | 9.6 (0.30) | 14.0 | 5.0 | 11.4 (0.35) | 16.0 | 7.0 |
| Number of primary septa | 12.0 (0.15) | 17 | 10 | 10.0 (0.12) | 12 | 7 |
Figure 3.. A, B AM 81-1612 C AM 81_1681 D AM 81-1612 E AM 81-1660 F AM 81-1612.
Specimens sampled. All specimens were collected by AHB.
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| 81_1605 |
| Lord Howe Island | North Bay |
| 1 | 12/01/2012 | ||
| 81_1612 |
| Lord Howe Island | North Bay |
| 1 | 21/01/2012 | voucher | G.18226 |
| 81_1641 |
| Lord Howe Island | North Bay |
| 1 | 21/01/2012 | ||
| 81_1657 |
| Lord Howe Island | North Bay |
| 1 | 21/01/2012 | ||
| 81_1660 |
| Lord Howe Island | North Bay |
| 1 | 21/01/2012 | voucher | G.18225 |
| 81_1681 |
| Lord Howe Island | North Bay |
| 1 | 21/01/2012 | ||
| 81_1757 |
| Lord Howe Island | Horseshoe Reef |
| 1 | 22/01/2012 | voucher | G.18227 |
| 81_1762 |
| Lord Howe Island | Horseshoe Reef |
| 1 | 22/01/2012 | ||
| 81_1772 |
| Lord Howe Island | Horseshoe Reef |
| 1 | 22/01/2012 | ||
| 81_1530 |
| Lord Howe Island | South Flat |
| 1 | 20/01/2012 | holotype | G.18222 |
| 81_1625 |
| Lord Howe Island | North Bay |
| 1 | 21/01/2012 | ||
| 81_1629 |
| Lord Howe Island | North Bay |
| 1 | 21/01/2012 | ||
| 81_1638 |
| Lord Howe Island | North Bay |
| 1 | 21/01/2012 | ||
| 81_1765 |
| Lord Howe Island | Horseshoe Reef |
| 1 | 22/01/2012 | ||
| 81_1822 |
| Lord Howe Island | Malabar |
| 8 | 22/01/2012 | paratype | G.18223 |
| 81_4749 |
| Lord Howe Island | Malabar West |
| 10 | 20/03/2013 | paratype | G.18224 |
| 81_1406 |
| Lord Howe Island | North Bay |
| 1 | 21/01/2012 | ||
| 81_1409 |
| Lord Howe Island | North Bay |
| 1 | 21/01/2012 | ||
| 81_1414 |
| Lord Howe Island | North Bay |
| 1 | 21/01/2012 | ||
| 79_3953 |
| South Solitary Island | Buchanen’s Wall |
| 8 | 6/03/2013 | voucher | G.18221 |
Trait matrix
| colony | species_molecular | corallite_number | corallite_diameter mm | calyx_diameter mm | columella_diameter mm | corallite_height | speta_no_primary | corallitescm-2 | septal_cycles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81_1605 |
| 1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| 81_1605 |
| 2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| 81_1605 |
| 3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| 81_1605 |
| 4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1605 |
| 5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| 81_1612 |
| 1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
| 81_1612 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| 81_1612 |
| 3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| 81_1612 |
| 4 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 18 | 12 | 3 |
| 81_1612 |
| 5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| 81_1657 |
| 1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1657 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1657 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 81_1657 |
| 4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 81_1657 |
| 5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1660 |
| 1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1660 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| 81_1660 |
| 3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1660 |
| 4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 81_1660 |
| 5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| 81_1681 |
| 1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
| 81_1681 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 10 | 15 | 2 |
| 81_1681 |
| 3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 11 | 2 |
| 81_1681 |
| 4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| 81_1681 |
| 5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| 81_1757 |
| 1 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1757 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 11 | 15 | 2 |
| 81_1757 |
| 3 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
| 81_1757 |
| 4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| 81_1757 |
| 5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 10 | 13 | 2 |
| 81_1762 |
| 1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 81_1762 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| 81_1762 |
| 3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1762 |
| 4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1762 |
| 5 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 10 | 13 | 2 |
| 81_1772 |
| 1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1772 |
| 2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1772 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| 81_1772 |
| 4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 10 | 13 | 2 |
| 81_1772 |
| 5 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| 79_3953 |
| 1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
| 79_3953 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 79_3953 |
| 3 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 79_3953 |
| 4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 12 | 11 | 2 |
| 79_3953 |
| 5 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| 81_1406 |
| 1 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 81_1406 |
| 2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 81_1406 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1406 |
| 4 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 81_1406 |
| 5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 81_1409 |
| 1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| 81_1409 |
| 2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 81_1409 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 16 | 14 | 3 |
| 81_1409 |
| 4 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 81_1409 |
| 5 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 81_1414 |
| 1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1414 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 12 | 13 | 2 |
| 81_1414 |
| 3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 81_1414 |
| 4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1414 |
| 5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 11 | 12 | 2 |
| 81_1530 |
| 1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 81_1530 |
| 2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 81_1530 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 81_1530 |
| 4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 81_1530 |
| 5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 81_1597 |
| 1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 81_1597 |
| 2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 81_1597 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 81_1597 |
| 4 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1597 |
| 5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1601 |
| 1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| 81_1601 |
| 2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 81_1601 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| 81_1601 |
| 4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| 81_1601 |
| 5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1625 |
| 1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 81_1625 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 81_1625 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 81_1625 |
| 4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 81_1625 |
| 5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1629 |
| 1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1629 |
| 2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 81_1629 |
| 3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1629 |
| 4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 81_1629 |
| 5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 81_1638 |
| 1 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 81_1638 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1638 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_1638 |
| 4 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 81_1638 |
| 5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 10 | 13 | 2 |
| 81_1765 |
| 1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 81_1765 |
| 2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| 81_1765 |
| 3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 12 | 11 | 2 |
| 81_1765 |
| 4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| 81_1765 |
| 5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 12 | 11 | 2 |
| 81_1822 |
| 1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 81_1822 |
| 2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 81_1822 |
| 3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 81_1822 |
| 4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 81_1822 |
| 5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 81_4749 |
| 1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 81_4749 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 81_4749 |
| 3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 81_4749 |
| 4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 81_4749 |
| 5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 12 | 8 | 2 |