A review of the Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Chile, with the description of two new species

Stephen D. Cairns; Verena Häussermann; Günter Försterra

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1018.1.2

A review of the Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Chile, with the description of two new species

Stephen D. Cairns^*, Verena Häussermann, Günter Försterra

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All records of the 23 scleractinian species known to occur off Chile are reviewed, including the first records of seven for this coastline. Two species are described as new: Caryophyllia huinayensis and Tethocyathus endesa. Additional specimens of 15 of the 23 species are reported. All Chilean species are azooxanthellate, some occurring as deep as 4195 m; only six species occur at SCUBA depth. Three species are reported for the Juan Fernández Islands. The Chilean scleractinian fauna is considered to be depauperate, consisting of only 3% of the known azooxanthellate species.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15-46
Number of pages	32
Journal	Zootaxa
Issue number	1018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1018.1.2
State	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes

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