A NUMERICAL TAXONOMIC STUDY OF SOME FLABELLUMIAN CORALS IN THE EAST CHINA SEA

Zou Renlin; Sun Xiuqin; Chen Guotong

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Zou Renlin, Sun Xiuqin, Chen Guotong. A NUMERICAL TAXONOMIC STUDY OF SOME FLABELLUMIAN CORALS IN THE EAST CHINA SEA[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 1981, 3(1): 131-136.

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Zou Renlin, Sun Xiuqin, Chen Guotong. A NUMERICAL TAXONOMIC STUDY OF SOME FLABELLUMIAN CORALS IN THE EAST CHINA SEA[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 1981, 3(1): 131-136.

Zou Renlin, Sun Xiuqin, Chen Guotong. A NUMERICAL TAXONOMIC STUDY OF SOME FLABELLUMIAN CORALS IN THE EAST CHINA SEA[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 1981, 3(1): 131-136.

Citation:

Zou Renlin, Sun Xiuqin, Chen Guotong. A NUMERICAL TAXONOMIC STUDY OF SOME FLABELLUMIAN CORALS IN THE EAST CHINA SEA[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 1981, 3(1): 131-136.

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A NUMERICAL TAXONOMIC STUDY OF SOME FLABELLUMIAN CORALS IN THE EAST CHINA SEA

1.
South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Academia Sinica
2.
First Institute of Oceanography, National Bureau of Oceanography
3.
Second Institute of Oceanography, National Bureau of Oceanography

Received Date: 1979-11-15

Abstract

Abstract

This report is based upon two collections of benthic organisms by the National Bureau of Oceanography on continental shelf in the East China Sea during Oct.-Nov.1977 and Sept.-Oct.1978.The present article shows that the intersection between longer diameter of the calicle and the long edge of corallite can be considered as one of used for the identification of characteristics Flabellumian corals.The angles have been measured and used in Hierarchical Clustering Metliod to study the taxonomy of some East China Sea flabellumian corals(i.e.Flahellacm rubruan,F.pccvoninuna pari pavoninum, and F,distinctum).This method indicates that it is an extremely useful and decisive characteristics in the taxonomic systematics of some flabellumian corals.