Scleractinian coral (Cnidaria, Hexacorallia, Scleractinia) diversity of the Mersing Islands, Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Jen Nie Lee, Kee Alfian Abd Adzis, Lutfi Afiq-Rosli, Jani T. I. Tanzil, Albert Apollo Chan, Md Nizam Ismail, Mohd Fikri Akmal Mohd Khodzori, Yang Amri Affendi
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022
• Subjects: QH1-(199.5) General Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34319/1/Abstract.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34319/2/Full%20Text.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34319/; https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/82228/; https:doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1102.82228
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

We present a comprehensive checklist of scleractinian (hard) corals for the Mersing Islands, Malaysia based on surveys conducted at 24 reefs across protected and unprotected marine areas. A total of 261 species of corals from 16 families and one incertae sedis (Pachyseris spp.) were recorded, along...