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From: The hidden diversity of Saudi Arabian Red Sea octocorals revealed through a morpho-molecular assessment across bathymetric and latitudinal gradients

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New octocoral records for the Red Sea. Morphology of the in situ or fresh colonies (a-b-c-d-e-j-m-o-p-s-v-y-ab), dry or ethanol-preserved specimens (g-k-n-q-t-w-z-ac), and polyps (f-i-l-o-r-u-x-aa-ad): (a-c) Acrossotidae sp. indicated by yellow arrowheads (d-f) Aquaumbra sp. NTN0135BIO7 indicated by the yellow arrowhead (g-i) Calicogorgia sp. CHR0044-6H (j-l) Carijoa sp. NTN0134BIO30 indicated by yellow arrowheads (m-o) Cyclomuricea sp. CHR0047-4 (p-r) Pacifiphyton sp. NTN0135BIO16 (s-u) Paraminabea sp. NTN0122BIO16 (v-x) Parasphaerasclera sp. NTN0138BIO15 indicated by the yellow arrowhead (y-aa) Paratelesto sp. CHR0242BIO5B indicated by yellow arrowheads (ab-ad) Scleranthelia sp. NDR0914_3 indicated by yellow arrowheads. Scale bars: d, j, m, v, y: 10 cm; g, n, w, ab: 1 cm; a, b, c, e, f, h, i, k, l, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, x, z, aa, ac, ad: 1 mm.

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