Five new species of the genus Dendronephthya Kükenthal, 1905, (Octocorallia : Nephtheidae) from the Indian Ocean

Five new species of Dendronephthya from the Indian Ocean are described and figured: Dendronephthya (Morchellana) bruuni, D. (M.) hystricosa, D. (M.) pyriformis, D. (M.?) staphyloidea and D. (Roxasia) vervoorti.