New records of Pennatulacea (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from Madeira island
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The records were made while SCUBA diving at night near Caniçal, in front of the marina, on sandy bottom, in a depth down to 35 m. Animals were photographed in the field, collected, and preserved in alcohol. Voucher specimens were deposited in the collection of the Museu Municipal do Funchal (História Natural) under the numbers MMF 38527 (Pteroeides spinosum) and MMF 38528 (Pennatula aculeata). It then turned out that the MMF already contained specimens of these two species but of unknown origin: they had been encountered in the Funchal fish market: Pteroeides spinosum (MMF 8490, 8491) _and _Pennatula _aculeata_ (MMF 8489). In addition, there was a specimen of Pteroeides spinosum collected by M. Biscoito in about 70 m depth in the bay of Funchal in February 2000 (MMF 36815).
[1] P. Wirtz. Twelve invertebrate and eight fish species new to the marine fauna of Madeira, and a discussion of the zoogeography of the area , 1998, Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen.
[2] A. B. Hernández,et al. Corales de las Islas Canarias: antozoos con esqueleto de los fondos litorales y profundos = Corals of the Canary Islands : skeleton anthozoa of the littoral and deep bottoms , 2004 .