Comparison of in situ morphology between specimens of Echinophyllia tarae sp. n., Echinophyllia echinata, and Echinomorpha nishihirai and corallum morphology of the latter two a
Echinophyllia tarae sp. n. resembling Echinophyllia echinata, Agakauitai Island (Site 10) b another colony of the new species resembling Echinomorpha nishihirai, Taravai Island (Site 11) c
Echinophyllia echinata from Cap Bocage, New Caledonia (IRD HS 3171) d
Echinomorpha nishihirai, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, picture by K. Yanagiya e same specimen as in c, f holotype of Echinomorpha nishihirai (MTQ G 32483), Okinawa Island, Japan. Images c and e from the IRD LagPlon database (http://lagplon.ird.nc/consultv2_5/rechSimple.faces). Sites are indicated in Figure 1.