Species Diversity of Scleractinian Coral in Dabaiyu and Xiaobaiyu Seas of Xiamen Bay
In order to understand the current situation of coral species diversity in the sea around Dabaiyu and Xiaobaiyu in Xiamen Bay,11 stations were set up in 2017 and 2021 for diving investigation in the sea near Dabaiyu and Xiaobaiyu.A total of 196 coral samples were obtained,including 17 scleractinian coral sam-ples.Scleractinian coral samples were identified by morphological method.The results showed that there were 4 species of scleractinian corals in 1 family 3 genera,including Tubastraea tagusensis,T.coccinea,Cladopsam-mia gracilis and Dendrophyllia sp.;C.gracilis was a new record species in Xiamen Bay.
scleractinian coralclassification and identificationnew recorded speciesDabaiyuXiaobaiyu