Parastenella pomponiae

Parastenella pomponiae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scleralcyonacea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Anthozoa
Subclassis: Octocorallia
Ordo: Scleralcyonacea

Familia: Primnoidae
Genus: Parastenella
Species: Parastenella pomponiae

Name

Parastenella pomponiae Cairns, 2018

Type locality: 0°23.68'N, 90°26.341'W (off northeastern Marchena), 475–578 m deep.
Holotype: USNM 1410289, colony and SEM stubs 2303–2305, JSL-I-1922.
Paratypes:
  • USNM 1410290, JSL-I-1922, 1 colony.
  • USNM 1410291, JSL-I-3912, 1 branch.
  • Nautilus NA064-125-01-A, 1 colony, CDRS.
Etymology: named after Shirley A. Pomponi
ZooBank: 3E4C0441-A172-4E29-8F5A-8CA4E035B7A1

Distribution

Galápagos: off Marchena, Santiago, and Isabela, 446–578 m deep.

References

Primary references

  • Cairns, S.D. 2018. Deep-Water Octocorals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from the Galápagos and Cocos Islands. Part 1: Suborder Calcaxonia. Zookeys, 729: 1–46. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.729.21779. Reference page.  [original description: p. 29-31, figs. 3c, 12]
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