*3.2. Animal Material*

The soft coral *Sinularia* sp., (Order Alcyonacea, Family Alcyoniidae) was collected from the eastern edge of the lagoon at Bowden Reef (19◦2.1 S, 147◦56.0 E) in the Central Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, at a depth of 9 m, in June 2005. Collection of this material was conducted under the GBRMPA Permit no. G05/11866.1 and kept frozen (−20 ◦C) until work-up. A voucher specimen (AIMS 27026) has been lodged with the AIMS Bioresources Library.
