Prof. Michael Schleyer, Südafrika
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Ovabunda verseveldti grows 18 mm high, the stalk 9 mm long, 5 mm wide at the base and 13 mm wide at its uppermost part.
The polyp body is 1-4 mm long, the tentacles are 6 mm long and bear pinnules 1.8 mm long and 0.2 mm wide.
A polyp pulsation not mentioned
Ovabunda verseveldti is most similar to Ovabunda benayahui.
Species name: The soft coral is named after the biologist Dr. J. Verseveldt, † March 29, 1987, who among others first described many corals.
Synonym: Xenia verseveldti Benayahu, 1990
The polyp body is 1-4 mm long, the tentacles are 6 mm long and bear pinnules 1.8 mm long and 0.2 mm wide.
A polyp pulsation not mentioned
Ovabunda verseveldti is most similar to Ovabunda benayahui.
Species name: The soft coral is named after the biologist Dr. J. Verseveldt, † March 29, 1987, who among others first described many corals.
Synonym: Xenia verseveldti Benayahu, 1990
