Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . indles that are widest medially with ends that tapermarkedly. All spindles are densely and ornately tuberculated, and vary from 0,4to 1,9 mm in length. Anthocodial sclerites are absent in Acrophytum clavigerbut are present in Pieterfaurea khoisaniana. This species is here provisionally transferred to the genus Pieterfaureabecause of the possession of large tuberculate spindles in the surface of the stalkand polyparium as well as in the bases of the polyps, even though palisade-likearrangements are not distinct. Pieterfau
Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . indles that are widest medially with ends that tapermarkedly. All spindles are densely and ornately tuberculated, and vary from 0,4to 1,9 mm in length. Anthocodial sclerites are absent in Acrophytum clavigerbut are present in Pieterfaurea khoisaniana. This species is here provisionally transferred to the genus Pieterfaureabecause of the possession of large tuberculate spindles in the surface of the stalkand polyparium as well as in the bases of the polyps, even though palisade-likearrangements are not distinct. Pieterfaurea unilobata (Thomson, 1921) Figs 37E-G, 38 Sinularia (Sclerophytum) unilobata Thomson, 1921: 172, fig. unilobata Verseveldt, 1980: unilobatum Williams, 19866: 263, fig. unilobata Verseveldt & Bayer, 1988: 67, figs 62-64. Material SAM-H741 (paralectotype), off Umhloti River mouth, Natal (29°40S31°10E), 73 m, 18 December 1900, 1 colony, large dredge, Pieter Fauresurvey, PF 10880. SOFT CORALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA 325. Fig. 36. Pieterfaurea khoisaniana (Williams, 1988). A. Entire colony (paratype), preserved, 90 mm total length. B. Single polyp showing arrangement of sclerites. total height of polyp 5 mm. C. Polyp sclerites. D. Sclerites from surface of polyparium. E. Stalk sclerites. C-E. Scale bar = 1,0 mm. 326 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Description The colony examined is slightly damaged due to lengthy desiccation. Thecolony is 35 mm long and finger-like; a cylindrical polyparium arises from anupright stalk. Stalk length approximately 40-50 per cent of total colony and polyparium distinctly delineated. Anthocodiae retractile into perma-nent calyces. Anthocodial sclerites absent. Calyx sclerites are spindles 0,7-1,0 mm long. Surface of polyparium is densely spiculated with spindles or slightlyclubbed spindles, mostly 0,4-1,0 mm in length. Surface of stalk with largerobust spindles or slightly clubbed spindle
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