Xeniidae Ehrenberg 1828

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 10 seconds

Danmarks Akvarium

Anthelia lineata, St..

Xenia elongata, D..

Figure 14.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda impulsatilla (Verseveldt & Cohen, 1971) holotype (HUJ I Co. 84). a Regular sclerites b Fused sclerites. Scale bar 10 µm.

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 17 seconds

Danmarks Akvarium

Figure 15.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Xenia miniata Reinicke, 1997 holotype (RMNH Coel. 23514). a Regular sclerites b Pear-shaped sclerite c Fused sclerites. Scale bar 10 µm.

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 13 seconds

Figure 16.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda aldersladei Janes, 2008 holotype (RMNH Coel. 38681). Arrow indicates surface crest. Scale bar 10 µm.

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 11 seconds

Figure 17.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda macrospiculata (Gohar, 1940) neotype (ZMTAU Co 25635). a Pear-shape sclerite b Regular sclerites c Fused sclerite. Scale bar 10 µm.

South Pacific Ocean, Duration 28 seconds

Figure 18.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda macrospiculata (Gohar, 1940) paratype (ZMTAU Co 35790). a Regular sclerites b Irregular sclerite c Fused sclerites d Pear-shaped sclerite. Scale bar 10 µm.

Figure 19.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda macrospiculata (Gohar, 1940) paratype (ZMTAU Co 35791). a Regular sclerite b Irregular sclerites c Fused sclerites. Arrows indicate surface dents. Scale bar 10 µm.

Figure 20.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda verseveldti (Benayahu, 1990) holotype (ZMTAU Co 26048). a Egg-shaped sclerite b Regular sclerite c Rectangular sclerites d Fused sclerites e Irregular sclerite. Scale bar 10 µm.

The tentacles of these polyps continuously open and close. Subclass Octocorallia.

Figure 3.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda ainex (Reinicke, 1997) paratype (RMNH Coel. 23540). a Regular sclerites b Fused sclerites c Irregular sclerite. Arrows indicate surface dents. Scale bar: 10 µm.

Figure 4.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda arabica (Reinicke, 1995) paratype (RMNH Coel. 18675). a Regular sclerites b Fused sclerites c Pear-shaped sclerite. Arrow indicates surface irregularity, might represent the fusion area of two individual sclerites. Scale bar 10 µm.

Figure 5.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Xenia crista Reinicke, 1997 holotype (RMNH 18677). a Regular sclerites b–c Fused sclerites d White rectangle in c indicates magnified area. Scale bar 10 µm.

Figure 6.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda benayahui (Reinicke, 1995) holotype (RMNH Coel. 19664). a Regular sclerites b Fused sclerite. Arrows indicate surface dents. Scale bar 10 µm.

Figure 7.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda benayahui Reinicke, 1995 (ZMTAU Co 26043). a Regular sclerites b Fused sclerites c Egg-shaped sclerite d Rectangular sclerite. Arrow indicates surface crest. Scale bar 10 µm.

Figure 8.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda biseriata (Verseveldt & Cohen, 1971) holotype (HUJ I Co. 72). Arrow indicates surface dents. Scale bar 10 µm.

Figure 9.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda obscuronata (Verseveldt & Cohen, 1971) holotype (HUJ I Co. 120). Scale bar 10 µm.