A new shallow-water species of Javania (Scleractinia : Flabellidae) from Indonesia

摘要

A new species of azooxanthellate solitary Scleractinia, Javania erhardti, is described from relatively shallow water in Indonesia. It differs from congenerics in having six cycles of septa (192 septa), slightly concave septal axial edges, and a rudimentary columella. To aid in its identification, both a key to the 10 known Recent species in the genus and a distribution table of the 13 fossil and Recent species are given. Javania erhardti often contains commensal boring sponges in its base.