Benayahu, Y.; Schleyer, M.H. (1995). Corals of the south-west Indian Ocean. II. Eleutherobia aurea spec. nov. (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) from the deep reefs of the KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa. Invest. Rep. Oceanogr. Res. Inst. 68: 1-12.
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Benayahu, Y.; Schleyer, M.H.
1995
Corals of the south-west Indian Ocean. II. Eleutherobia aurea spec. nov. (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) from the deep reefs of the KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa
Invest. Rep. Oceanogr. Res. Inst.
68: 1-12
Publication
Used for taxonomy only - does not list distribution records outside South Africa.
Eleutherobia aurea spec. nov. is a new octocoral species (family Alcyoniidae) described from material collected on deep reefs along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The species has spheroid, radiate and double deltoid sclerites, the latter being the most conspicuous sclerites and also the most abundant in the interior of the colony.