Table 1.
Overview of stoloniferous octocoral specimens collected from off NW Sabah, used in this study; including GenBank accession numbers and locality. Key: catalogue number: NSMT = National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan; IPMB = Borneo Marine Research Institute, Sabah, Malaysia; n.a. = not available.
| Family | Species | Catalogue/voucher number | Location | GPS (DMS) | GenBank accession numbers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28S rDNA | COI | mtMutS | ND6 | |||||
| Arulidae | Bunga payung gen. nov. et sp. nov. | IPMB-C 01.00017 | Sepangar, E Sepangar Is. | 06°03'38.66"N, 116°04'0.65"E | MN164539 | n.a. | n.a. | MN164587 |
| B. payung gen. nov. et sp. nov. (holotype) | NSMT-Co 1679 | Sepangar, E Sepangar Is. | 06°03'38.66"N, 116°04'0.65"E | MN164540 | MN164559 | n.a. | MN164588 | |
| Laeta waheedae gen. nov. et sp. nov. | IPMB-C 01.00018 | Mid Reef, E Manukan Is. | 05°58'35.8"N, 116°00'52.2"E | MN164542 | MN164561 | MN164583 | MN164590 | |
| IPMB-C 01.00019 | Gaya Clement Reef, E Gaya Is. | 06°01'24.26"N, 116°00'13.55"E | MN164562 | MN164584 | MN164591 | |||
| L. waheedae gen. nov. et sp. nov. (holotype) | NSMT-Co 1680 | Udar, W Udar is. | 06°4'49.81"N, 116°5'13.16"E | MN164541 | MN164560 | MN164582 | MN164589 | |
| Clavulariidae | Clavulariidae sp. | NSMT-Co 1686 | Edgell Patches, W Sapi Is. | 06°00'38.7"N, 115°59'22.2"E | MN164543 | MN164563 | MN164580 | n.a. |
| IPMB-C 01.00016 | Gaya Clement Reef, W Gaya Is. | 06°01'24.26"N, 116°00'13.55"E | MN164544 | MN164564 | MN164581 | n.a. | ||
| Phenganax marumi sp. nov. | IPMB-C 01.00001 | Edgell Patches, W Sapi Is. | 06°00'38.7"N, 115°59'22.2"E | MN164545 | MN164570 | n.a. | MN164595 | |
| IPMB-C 01.00002 | Mid Reef Slope, E Manukan Is. | 05°58'38.08"N, 116°00'52.82"E | MN164546 | MN164571 | n.a. | MN164596 | ||
| IPMB-C 01.00003 | Mid Reef Slope, E Manukan Is. | 05°58'38.08"N, 116°00'52.82"E | n.a. | MN164572 | n.a. | MN164597 | ||
| IPMB-C 01.00004 | Edgell Patches, W Sapi Is. | 06°00'38.7"N, 115°59'22.2"E | MN164547 | MN164573 | n.a. | MN164598 | ||
| IPMB-C 01.00005 | Edgell Patches, W Sapi Is. | 06°00'38.7"N, 115°59'22.2"E | MN164548 | MN164574 | n.a. | MN164599 | ||
| IPMB-C 01.00006 | Gaya Clement Reef, W Gaya Is. | 06°01'24.26"N, 116°00'13.55"E | MN164549 | MN164575 | n.a. | MN164600 | ||
| IPMB-C 01.00007 | Gaya Clement Reef, W Gaya Is. | 06°01'24.26"N, 116°00'13.55"E | n.a. | MN164576 | n.a. | MN164601 | ||
| IPMB-C 01.00008 | Manukan, N Manukan Is. | 05°58'46.1"N, 116°00'10.6"E | MN164550 | MN164577 | n.a. | MN164602 | ||
| P. marumi sp. nov. (holotype) | NSMT-Co 1683 | Manukan, N Manukan Is. | 05°58'46.1"N, 116°00'10.6"E | MN164551 | n.a. | n.a. | MN164603 | |
| P. marumi sp. nov. | IPMB-C 01.00009 | Manukan, N Manukan Is. | 05°58'46.1"N, 116°00'10.6"E | MN164552 | MN164578 | n.a. | MN164604 | |
| IPMB-C 01.00010 | Manukan, N Manukan Is. | 05°58'46.1"N, 116°00'10.6"E | MN164553 | MN164579 | n.a. | MN164605 | ||
| Phenganax subtilis sp. nov. (holotype) | NSMT-Co 1684 | Sepangar, W Sepangar Is. | 06°03'38.66"N, 116°04'0.65"E | MN164554 | MN164566 | MN164586 | n.a. | |
| P. subtilis sp. nov. | IPMB-C 01.00011 | Sepangar II, W Sepangar Is. | 06°04'7.38"N, 116°04'6.76"E | MN164555 | MN164567 | n.a. | n.a. | |
| IPMB-C 01.00013 | Manukan, N Manukan Is. | 05°58'46.1"N, 116°00'10.6"E | n.a. | MN164568 | n.a. | n.a. | ||
| IPMB-C 01.00012 | Manukan, N Manukan Is. | 05°58'46.1"N, 116°00'10.6"E | n.a. | MN164569 | n.a. | n.a. | ||
| Phenganax stokvisi sp. nov. (holotype) | NSMT-Co 1685 | Mid Reef, E Manukan Is. | 05°58'35.8"N, 116°00'52.2"E | MN164556 | n.a. | n.a. | MN164592 | |
| P. stokvisi sp. nov. | IPMB-C 01.00015 | Mid Reef, E Manukan Is. | 05°58'35.8"N, 116°00'52.2"E | MN164557 | n.a. | n.a. | MN164593 | |
| IPMB-C 01.00014 | Mid Reef, E Manukan Is. | 05°58'35.8"N, 116°00'52.2"E | MN164558 | MN164565 | MN164585 | MN164594 | ||