Record of the hermatypic coral, Oulastrea crispata (family: Faviidae) at the shore region in Osaki-Kamijima Island, Seto Inland Sea, Japan
2007
Shimizu, N.(Hiroshima Univ. Museum, Higashi-ｈiroshima (Japan)) | Ochi, Y. | Higashide, R. | Kadota, T. | Torigoe, K. | Hashimoto, H. | Sakai, Y.
A hermatypic coral, Oulastrea crispata (Lamarck) is known to have wide distribution areas to the northern limit of the distribution range in Faviidae. Little has been known for distribution patterns of O. crispata around the Seto Inland Sea, temperate waters of Japan. In the present study, we report the distribution record of O. crispata in the shore region of Osaki-Kamijima Islands on the mid-western area of Seto Inland Sea. Oulastrea crispata was found in sub-tidal biotopes (1-3 m depth), and each colony was relatively small, usually less than 10 cm in diameter. Because O. crispata was found at least three different shore regions of Osaki-Kamijima Islands, it is suggested that O. crispata commonly occur in the local geographic area around the island.
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