I always say this when a new species of TRUE stony coral is described, these are rare and few between. We only see a few newScleractiniadescribed every year, and it looks likeCyphastrea magnawill be the second species,andthesecondCyphastreadescribed this year.
The newly describedCyphastrea magnawas discovered from the northern and central Red Sea and was compared with five other species living in close proximity and similar habitats. C. magna is easy to distinguish from other species in this genus by having the largest corallites of anyCyphastrea.
当我们第一次看到这些照片似乎to resemble a small coralliteGoniastreathan a strongly encrustingCyphastrea. Although only known for certain to live in the Red Sea, it’s very possible that this coral or other undescribed species like it might also be found living in the Indo-Pacific Oceans. [Bioone]
