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Vol. 51 No. 1, 2012
Pseudosiderastrea formosa sp. nov. (Cnidaria:
Anthozoa: Scleractinia) a New Coral Species Endemic to Taiwan
Michel
Pichon1, Yao-Yang Chuang2,3, and Chaolun Allen
Chen2,3,4,*
1Museum
of Tropical Queensland, 70-102 Flinders Street, Townsville 4810,
Australia
2Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica,
Nangang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
3Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan Univ.,
Taipei 106, Taiwan
4Institute of Life Science, National Taitung Univ.,
Taitung 904, Taiwan
Michel Pichon, Yao-Yang Chuang, and Chaolun Allen Chen
(2012) Pseudosiderastrea formosa sp. nov. is a new
siderastreid scleractinian coral collected in several localities in
Taiwan. It lives on rocky substrates where it forms encrusting
colonies. Results of morphological observations and molecular genetic
analyses are presented. The new species is described and compared to P. tayamai and Siderastrea savignyana, and its morphological
and phylogenic affinities are discussed.
Key words: Pseudosiderastrea formosa sp. nov., New species,
Scleractinia, Siderastreid, Western Pacific Ocean.
*Correspondence: E-mail:michel.pichon@bigpond.com;
cac@gate.sinica.edu.tw
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