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Subspecies and Distribution. P.l. lotor Linnaeus, 1758 — NE USA. P.l. auspicatus Nelson, 1930 — SE USA (Central Florida Keys). P. l. elucus Bangs, 1898 — SE USA (Florida). P. l. excelsus Nelson & Goldman, 1930 — NW USA (in and near Idaho). P.l. fuscipes Mearns, 1914 —S USA (Texas) and NE Mexico (Tamaulipas, Coahuila). P.l. grinnelli Nelson & Goldman, 1930 — Mexico (S Baja California). P. l. hernandezii Wagler, 1831 — Mexico. P.l. hirtus Nelson & Goldman, 1930 — Central Plains of USA and Canada. P. l. incautus Nelson, 1930 — SE USA (W Florida Keys). P. l. inesperatus Nelson, 1930 — SE USA (E Florida Keys). P. l. insularis Merriam, 1898 — W Mexico (Maria Madre I). P.l. litoreus Nelson & Goldman, 1930 — E USA (coastal Georgia). P. l. marinus Nelson, 1930 — SE USA (Florida Everglades). P. l. megalodous Lowery, 1943 — S USA (coastal Louisiana). P.l. pacificus Merriam, 1899 — NW USA. P. l. pallidus Merriam, 1900 — SW USA. P. l. psora Gray, 1842 — SW USA (California). P.l. pumilus G.S. Miller, 1911 — Central America. P. l. simus Gidley, 1906 — W USA (N California). P. l. vancouverensis Nelson & Goldman, 1930 — SW Canada (Vancouver I). in Procyonidae

Subspecies and Distribution. P.l. lotor Linnaeus, 1758 — NE USA. P.l. auspicatus Nelson, 1930 — SE USA (Central Florida Keys). P. l. elucus Bangs, 1898 — SE USA (Florida). P. l. excelsus Nelson & Goldman, 1930 — NW USA (in and near Idaho). P.l. fuscipes Mearns, 1914 —S USA (Texas) and NE Mexico (Tamaulipas, Coahuila). P.l. grinnelli Nelson & Goldman, 1930 — Mexico (S Baja California). P. l. hernandezii Wagler, 1831 — Mexico. P.l. hirtus Nelson & Goldman, 1930 — Central Plains of USA and Canada. P. l. incautus Nelson, 1930 — SE USA (W Florida Keys). P. l. inesperatus Nelson, 1930 — SE USA (E Florida Keys). P. l. insularis Merriam, 1898 — W Mexico (Maria Madre I). P.l. litoreus Nelson & Goldman, 1930 — E USA (coastal Georgia). P. l. marinus Nelson, 1930 — SE USA (Florida Everglades). P. l. megalodous Lowery, 1943 — S USA (coastal Louisiana). P.l. pacificus Merriam, 1899 — NW USA. P. l. pallidus Merriam, 1900 — SW USA. P. l. psora Gray, 1842 — SW USA (California). P.l. pumilus G.S. Miller, 1911 — Central America. P. l. simus Gidley, 1906 — W USA (N California). P. l. vancouverensis Nelson & Goldman, 1930 — SW Canada (Vancouver I).

Subspecies and Distribution. M. e. erminea Linnaeus, 1758 — Finland, Norway, NW Russia, and Sweden. M. e. aestiva Kerr, 1792 — most of mainland N & C Europe to C Asia in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. M. e. alascensis Merriam, 1896 — S Alaska. M. e. anguinae Hall, 1932 — SW Canada (Vancouver I, British Columbia). M. e. arctica Merriam, 1896 — Alaska and NW Canada. M. e. bangsi Hall, 1945 — C Canada and NC USA. M. e. celenda Hall, 1944 — Alaska (Prince of Wales I). M.e. cicognanii Bonaparte, 1838 — SE Canada and NE USA. M. e. fallenda Hall, 1945 — W Canada (British Columbia) and NW USA (N Washington). M. e. ferghanae Thomas, 1895 — Afghanistan, N India, and Pakistan. M.e. gulosa Hall, 1945 — NW USA (E Washington). M.e. haidarum Preble, 1898 — W Canada (Queen Charlotte Is, British Columbia). M.e. hibernica Thomas & Barrett-Hamilton, 1895 — Ireland. M.e. imatis Hall, 1944 — Alaska (Baranof I). M.e. invicta Hall, 1945 — SW Canada (Alberta) and NW USA (Idaho & Montana). M.e. kadiacensis Merriam, 1896 — Alaska (Kodiak I). M.e. kaneti Baird, 1857 — NE China, Russia (E Siberia). M.e. karaginensis Jurgenson, 1936 — NE Russia (Karaginsky I). M.e. lymani Hollister, 1912 — E Russia (Altai Mts, Siberia). M.e. minima Cavazza, 1912 — Switzerland. M.e. mongolica Ognev, 1928 — NW China and Mongolian Altai. M. e. muricus Bangs, 1899 — USA (N California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah & Wyoming). M. e. nippon Cabrera, 1913 — Japan. M.e. olympica Hall, 1945 — NW USA (Olympic Peninsula, Washington). M.e. polaris Barrett-Hamilton, 1904 — Greenland. M.e.richardsonii Bonaparte, 1838 — N Canada. M.e. ricinae G. S. Miller, 1907 — Scotland (Islay I). M.e.salva Hall, 1944 — SE Alaska (Admiralty I). M.e.seclusa Hall, 1944 — SE Alaska (Suemez I). M.e.sempler Sutton & Hamilton, 1932 — Canada (Franklin & Keewatin Districts). M.e.stabilis Barrett-Hamilton, 1904 — Great Britain. M.e.streatori Merriam, 1896 — W USA (NE California, Oregon & coastal Washington). M.e.teberdina Kornejv, 1941 — Russian Caucasus. M.e. tobolica Ognev, 1923 — W Siberia. Introduced to New Zealand. in Mustelidae

Subspecies and Distribution. M. e. erminea Linnaeus, 1758 — Finland, Norway, NW Russia, and Sweden. M. e. aestiva Kerr, 1792 — most of mainland N & C Europe to C Asia in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. M. e. alascensis Merriam, 1896 — S Alaska. M. e. anguinae Hall, 1932 — SW Canada (Vancouver I, British Columbia). M. e. arctica Merriam, 1896 — Alaska and NW Canada. M. e. bangsi Hall, 1945 — C Canada and NC USA. M. e. celenda Hall, 1944 — Alaska (Prince of Wales I). M.e. cicognanii Bonaparte, 1838 — SE Canada and NE USA. M. e. fallenda Hall, 1945 — W Canada (British Columbia) and NW USA (N Washington). M. e. ferghanae Thomas, 1895 — Afghanistan, N India, and Pakistan. M.e. gulosa Hall, 1945 — NW USA (E Washington). M.e. haidarum Preble, 1898 — W Canada (Queen Charlotte Is, British Columbia). M.e. hibernica Thomas & Barrett-Hamilton, 1895 — Ireland. M.e. imatis Hall, 1944 — Alaska (Baranof I). M.e. invicta Hall, 1945 — SW Canada (Alberta) and NW USA (Idaho & Montana). M.e. kadiacensis Merriam, 1896 — Alaska (Kodiak I). M.e. kaneti Baird, 1857 — NE China, Russia (E Siberia). M.e. karaginensis Jurgenson, 1936 — NE Russia (Karaginsky I). M.e. lymani Hollister, 1912 — E Russia (Altai Mts, Siberia). M.e. minima Cavazza, 1912 — Switzerland. M.e. mongolica Ognev, 1928 — NW China and Mongolian Altai. M. e. muricus Bangs, 1899 — USA (N California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah & Wyoming). M. e. nippon Cabrera, 1913 — Japan. M.e. olympica Hall, 1945 — NW USA (Olympic Peninsula, Washington). M.e. polaris Barrett-Hamilton, 1904 — Greenland. M.e.richardsonii Bonaparte, 1838 — N Canada. M.e. ricinae G. S. Miller, 1907 — Scotland (Islay I). M.e.salva Hall, 1944 — SE Alaska (Admiralty I). M.e.seclusa Hall, 1944 — SE Alaska (Suemez I). M.e.sempler Sutton & Hamilton, 1932 — Canada (Franklin & Keewatin Districts). M.e.stabilis Barrett-Hamilton, 1904 — Great Britain. M.e.streatori Merriam, 1896 — W USA (NE California, Oregon & coastal Washington). M.e.teberdina Kornejv, 1941 — Russian Caucasus. M.e. tobolica Ognev, 1923 — W Siberia. Introduced to New Zealand.

Subspecies and Distribution. L. c. canadensis Schreber, 1776 — E Canada (Maritime Provinces, Ontario & Quebec), NE USA (Maine through New York) and Great Lakes of USA (Michigan and Wisconsin). L. c. kodiacensis Goldman, 1935 — Alaska (Kodiak and Shuyak Is). L. c. lataxina Cuvier, 1823 — E & SE USA. L. c. mira Goldman, 1935 — S Alaska (Prince of Wales I), SW Canada (Vancouver I). L. c. pacifica Rhoads, 1898 — W USA and W Canada. L. c. periclyzomae Elliot, 1905 — W Canada (Queen Charlotte Is). L. c. sonora Rhoads, 1898 — SW USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico & Utah). in Mustelidae

Subspecies and Distribution. L. c. canadensis Schreber, 1776 — E Canada (Maritime Provinces, Ontario & Quebec), NE USA (Maine through New York) and Great Lakes of USA (Michigan and Wisconsin). L. c. kodiacensis Goldman, 1935 — Alaska (Kodiak and Shuyak Is). L. c. lataxina Cuvier, 1823 — E & SE USA. L. c. mira Goldman, 1935 — S Alaska (Prince of Wales I), SW Canada (Vancouver I). L. c. pacifica Rhoads, 1898 — W USA and W Canada. L. c. periclyzomae Elliot, 1905 — W Canada (Queen Charlotte Is). L. c. sonora Rhoads, 1898 — SW USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico & Utah).

Subspecies and Distribution. N. v. vison Schreber, 1776 — E Canada and NE USA (Allegheny Mts). N. v. aestuarina Grinnell, 1916 — SW USA (California & W Nevada). N. v. aniakensis Burns, 1964 — W Alaska. N. v. energumenos Bangs, 1896 — W Canada and NW USA. N. v. evagor Hall, 1932 — SW Canada (Vancouver I). N. v. evergladensis Hamilton, 1948 — SE USA (SW Florida). N. v. ingens Osgood, 1900 — most of Alaska and NW Canada (N Mackenzie & Yukon). N. v. lacustris Preble, 1902 — C Canada (Keewatin Region, Manitoba & Ontario). N. v. letifera Hollister, 1913 — Great Plains of USA. N. v. low Anderson, 1945 — E Canada (Labrador & Quebec). N. v. lutensis Bangs, 1898 — USA (S Carolina to Florida). N. v. melampeplus Elliot, 1903 — Alaska (Kenai Peninsula). N. v. mink Peale & Palisot de Beauvois, 1796 — SE USA. N. v. nesolestes Heller, 1909 — SW Alaska. N. v. vulgivaga Bangs, 1895 — USA (Arkansas & Louisiana). Introduced to Belarus, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britian, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan (Hokkaido), Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, and Sweden. in Mustelidae

Subspecies and Distribution. N. v. vison Schreber, 1776 — E Canada and NE USA (Allegheny Mts). N. v. aestuarina Grinnell, 1916 — SW USA (California & W Nevada). N. v. aniakensis Burns, 1964 — W Alaska. N. v. energumenos Bangs, 1896 — W Canada and NW USA. N. v. evagor Hall, 1932 — SW Canada (Vancouver I). N. v. evergladensis Hamilton, 1948 — SE USA (SW Florida). N. v. ingens Osgood, 1900 — most of Alaska and NW Canada (N Mackenzie & Yukon). N. v. lacustris Preble, 1902 — C Canada (Keewatin Region, Manitoba & Ontario). N. v. letifera Hollister, 1913 — Great Plains of USA. N. v. low Anderson, 1945 — E Canada (Labrador & Quebec). N. v. lutensis Bangs, 1898 — USA (S Carolina to Florida). N. v. melampeplus Elliot, 1903 — Alaska (Kenai Peninsula). N. v. mink Peale & Palisot de Beauvois, 1796 — SE USA. N. v. nesolestes Heller, 1909 — SW Alaska. N. v. vulgivaga Bangs, 1895 — USA (Arkansas & Louisiana). Introduced to Belarus, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britian, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan (Hokkaido), Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, and Sweden.

Subspecies and Distribution. M. p. pennanti Exxleben, 1777 — E Canada and NE USA. M. p. columbiana Goldman, 1935 — W Canada and and USA (Rocky Mts). M. p. pacifica Rhoads, 1898 — W Canada (coastal British Columbia) and W USA. in Mustelidae

Subspecies and Distribution. M. p. pennanti Exxleben, 1777 — E Canada and NE USA. M. p. columbiana Goldman, 1935 — W Canada and and USA (Rocky Mts). M. p. pacifica Rhoads, 1898 — W Canada (coastal British Columbia) and W USA.

Subspecies and Distribution. E.z.zebraLinnaeus,1758—SSouthAfrica(S&WedgeofthecentralplateauintheEasternandWesternCapeProvinces). E. z. hartmannae Matschie, 1898 — W Namibia (mountainous transition zone between the Namib Desert and the Namibian central plateau); possibly in SW Angola. in Equidae

Subspecies and Distribution. E.z.zebraLinnaeus,1758—SSouthAfrica(S&WedgeofthecentralplateauintheEasternandWesternCapeProvinces). E. z. hartmannae Matschie, 1898 — W Namibia (mountainous transition zone between the Namib Desert and the Namibian central plateau); possibly in SW Angola.

Subspecies and Distribution. G.c.camelopardalisLinnaeus,1758—ESudanandWEthiopia. G.c.angolensisLydekkcr,1903-NNamibia,SZambia,NBotswana,andNWZimbabwe. G.c.antiquorumJardine,1835-SChad,Genua]AfricanRepublic,andNEDRCongo. G.c.giraffaSchreber.1784-SWMozambique,SZimbabwe,andSouthAfrica. G.c.peraltaThomas,1898-WAfrica. G.c.reticulataDeWinton,1899-SEthiopia,SWSomalia,andNKenya. G.c.rothschildiLydekker,1903-SSudan.NUganda,andWKenya. G.c.tippelskirchiMatschie,1898-SKenyaandTanzania. G. c. thornicrofti Lydekker, 1911 -Zambia (Luangwa Valley). in Giraffidae

Subspecies and Distribution. G.c.camelopardalisLinnaeus,1758—ESudanandWEthiopia. G.c.angolensisLydekkcr,1903-NNamibia,SZambia,NBotswana,andNWZimbabwe. G.c.antiquorumJardine,1835-SChad,Genua]AfricanRepublic,andNEDRCongo. G.c.giraffaSchreber.1784-SWMozambique,SZimbabwe,andSouthAfrica. G.c.peraltaThomas,1898-WAfrica. G.c.reticulataDeWinton,1899-SEthiopia,SWSomalia,andNKenya. G.c.rothschildiLydekker,1903-SSudan.NUganda,andWKenya. G.c.tippelskirchiMatschie,1898-SKenyaandTanzania. G. c. thornicrofti Lydekker, 1911 -Zambia (Luangwa Valley).

Subspecies and Distribution. B. j. javanicus d'Alton, 1823 — Java, perhaps Bali. B. j. birmanicus Lydekker, 1898 — Asian mainland including Myanmar, S China (S Yunnan, current presence uncertain), Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and N Peninsular Malaysia. B. j. low: Lydekker, 1912 — Borneo. The domestic form of the Banteng has been introduced, and is now feral, in N Australia, New Guinea, and on various islands of Indonesia (Bali, Sangihe, Sulawesi, Sumbawa, Sumba, and Enggano) and occurs in domestication throughout the islands of SE Asia. in Bovidae

Subspecies and Distribution. B. j. javanicus d'Alton, 1823 — Java, perhaps Bali. B. j. birmanicus Lydekker, 1898 — Asian mainland including Myanmar, S China (S Yunnan, current presence uncertain), Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and N Peninsular Malaysia. B. j. low: Lydekker, 1912 — Borneo. The domestic form of the Banteng has been introduced, and is now feral, in N Australia, New Guinea, and on various islands of Indonesia (Bali, Sangihe, Sulawesi, Sumbawa, Sumba, and Enggano) and occurs in domestication throughout the islands of SE Asia.

Subspecies and Distribution. B. b. bison Linnaeus, 1758 — scattered in free-ranging conservation herds in W & C Canada (British Columbia & Saskatchewan), W USA (Alaska, Montana, Utah & Wyoming), and extreme N Mexico (Chihuahua). B. b. athabascae Rhoads, 1898 — scattered in free-ranging conservation herds in W & C Canada. in Bovidae

Subspecies and Distribution. B. b. bison Linnaeus, 1758 — scattered in free-ranging conservation herds in W & C Canada (British Columbia & Saskatchewan), W USA (Alaska, Montana, Utah & Wyoming), and extreme N Mexico (Chihuahua). B. b. athabascae Rhoads, 1898 — scattered in free-ranging conservation herds in W & C Canada.

Subspecies and Distribution. O.a.aferPallas,1766—NEBotswana,Zimbabwe,SouthAfrica,Swaziland,Lesotho. O.a.adametziGrote.1921-NWCameroon. O.a.aethiopicusSundevall,1843-Sudan,Uganda. O.a.albicaudusRothschild,1907-Angola,WZambia,Namibia,Botswana. O.a.angolensisZukowsky&Haltenorth,1957-WAngola. O.a.erikssoniLönnberg,1906-NDRCongo. O.a.faradjiusHatt,1932-NEDRCongo,NWUganda. O.a.haussanusMatschie,1900-Togo. O.a.kordofanicusRothschild,1927-CSudan. O.a.lademanniGrote,1921-CTanzania. O.a.leptodonHirst,1906-Cameroon. O.a.matschieiGrote,1921—SETanzania. O.a.observandusGrote,1921-STanzania. O.a.ruvanensisGrote,1921—Rwanda,NTanzania. O.a.senegalensisLesson,1840-Senegal. O.a.somalicusLydekker,1908-Somalia. O.a.wardiLydekker,1908-EDRCongo,NEZambia. O. a. wertheri Matschie, 1898 — NE Tanzania. The following countries fall within the distributional range of the Aardvark, but the subspecies status within each country is not resolved: Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Burundi, Malawi, and Mozambique. in Orycetropodidae

Subspecies and Distribution. O.a.aferPallas,1766—NEBotswana,Zimbabwe,SouthAfrica,Swaziland,Lesotho. O.a.adametziGrote.1921-NWCameroon. O.a.aethiopicusSundevall,1843-Sudan,Uganda. O.a.albicaudusRothschild,1907-Angola,WZambia,Namibia,Botswana. O.a.angolensisZukowsky&Haltenorth,1957-WAngola. O.a.erikssoniLönnberg,1906-NDRCongo. O.a.faradjiusHatt,1932-NEDRCongo,NWUganda. O.a.haussanusMatschie,1900-Togo. O.a.kordofanicusRothschild,1927-CSudan. O.a.lademanniGrote,1921-CTanzania. O.a.leptodonHirst,1906-Cameroon. O.a.matschieiGrote,1921—SETanzania. O.a.observandusGrote,1921-STanzania. O.a.ruvanensisGrote,1921—Rwanda,NTanzania. O.a.senegalensisLesson,1840-Senegal. O.a.somalicusLydekker,1908-Somalia. O.a.wardiLydekker,1908-EDRCongo,NEZambia. O. a. wertheri Matschie, 1898 — NE Tanzania. The following countries fall within the distributional range of the Aardvark, but the subspecies status within each country is not resolved: Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Burundi, Malawi, and Mozambique.

FIGURE 18 in On some encrusting Xeniidae (Octocorallia): Re-examination of the type material of Sansibia flava (May, 1898) and a description of new taxa

FIGURE 18. Maximum likelihood reconstruction of Xeniidae based on concatenated mtMutS, COI and 28S rDNA (total = 1981 bp). To facilitate readability, clades without focal genera have been collapsed to triangles and outgroup taxa are not shown. Numbers on branches: ML bootstrap percentages (10,000 ultrafast bootstraps) / Bayesian posterior probabilities (pp). Asterisk indicates bootstrap = 100%, pp> 0.98.

FIGURE 19 in On some encrusting Xeniidae (Octocorallia): Re-examination of the type material of Sansibia flava (May, 1898) and a description of new taxa

FIGURE 19. Scanning electron micrographs of sclerites of Sarcothelia edmondsoni Verrill, 1928. (SMNHTAU_Co_38211): (A) Ellipsoid platelets. (B) Tips of calcite rods provide a uniform grainy appearance to the sclerite surface.

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FIGURE 17. Scanning electron micrographs of sclerites of Quattuoria pallida gen. nov. sp. nov. Holotype (SMNHTAU_Co_ 36071): (A) Ellipsoid platelets, a few with surface irregularity. (B) Tips of calcite rods provide a uniform grainy appearance to the sclerite surface.

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FIGURE 15. Live colonies of Latissimia ningalooensis gen. nov. sp. nov.: (A–B) Colonies from western Australia exhibiting mixed blue-brown coloration. (C–D) Encrusting colonies invasive to Brazil with their expanded polyps displaying mixed bluebrown color. Photos C–D courtesy of Joel C. Creed (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro).

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FIGURE 13. Colonies of Latissimia ningalooensis gen. nov. sp. nov., invasive to Brazil, featuring a spreading membrane and non-retractile polyps: (A) SMNHTAU_Co_38205. (B) SMNHTAU_Co_38206.

FIGURE 16 in On some encrusting Xeniidae (Octocorallia): Re-examination of the type material of Sansibia flava (May, 1898) and a description of new taxa

FIGURE 16. Quattuoria pallida gen. nov. sp. nov. Holotype (SMNHTAU_Co_36071): (A) Encrusting colony attached to a calcareous fragment. (B) Magnified portion of holotype showing expanded polyps.

FIGURE 11 in On some encrusting Xeniidae (Octocorallia): Re-examination of the type material of Sansibia flava (May, 1898) and a description of new taxa

FIGURE 11. Latissimia ningalooensis gen. nov. sp. nov.: (A) Holotype (QM G330711) top and side view showing expanded polyps emerging from the encrusting spreading membrane. (B, C) Paratype colonies (QM G339754, and QM G339755).

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FIGURE 10. Live colonies of Latissimia opalia gen. nov. sp. nov.: (A, B) View of encrusting colonies. (C, D) Polyps exhibiting characteristic blue coloration of sclerites with creamy brown color of underlying tissue containing symbiotic algal cells. (E, F) Magnified tentacles with pinnules exhibiting the above coloration features.

FIGURE 9 in On some encrusting Xeniidae (Octocorallia): Re-examination of the type material of Sansibia flava (May, 1898) and a description of new taxa

FIGURE 9. Scanning electron micrographs of sclerites of Latissimia opalia gen. nov. sp. nov. Holotype (QM G339447): (A) Ellipsoid platelets. (B) Tips of calcite rods provide a uniform granular appearance to the sclerite surface.

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FIGURE 5. Live colonies of Sansibia species. S. flava (May, 1898) on the reef: (A) Colony with expanded brown polyps and bright, almost white polyp body. (B) Colony with expanded polyps. S. claereboudti sp. nov.: (C, D) Encrusting colonies with expanded polyps and distinct pinnules along the margins of the tentacles (photos C, D: courtesy of M. Claereboudt).