Title of article :
Psammocora decussata Yabe and Sugiyama, 1937(Anthozoa; Siderastreidae): A new record of hard coral from north east of Larak Island (Persian Gulf, Iran)
Author/Authors :
Shojae ، F. نويسنده Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, P.O. Box 3995, Iran. , , Kamrani ، E. نويسنده Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, P.O. Box 3995, Iran. , , Ranjbar ، M. S. نويسنده Department of Marine Biology, Khorramshar University of Marine Science and Technology, Khorramshar, 669, Iran. ,
Abstract :
One species of hard corals including Psammocora decussata Yabe and Sugiyama,1937 (Siderastreidae) were
new record from north east of Larak Island in Strait of Hurmoz, in the Persian Gulf in late 2008. The review of
previous studies revealed that these species were the new reports from Larak Island at northern Persian Gulf. No
evidence of Psammocora decussata is reported from southern Persian Gulf and Oman Sea.
