A new octocoral genus (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Antarctic waters
7 pages, 7figures Sphaeralcyon weddellensis gen. nov. et sp. nov. is described and illustrated from three colonies collected in the eastern Weddell Sea on the Polarstern cruises ANT V/3 and ANT VI/3. The new genus is compared with three closely related alcyoniid genera, all having capitate or mushro...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/275489 2024-02-11T09:57:12+01:00 A new octocoral genus (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Antarctic waters López-González, Pablo J. Gili, Josep Maria 2000-06 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/275489 https://doi.org/10.1007/s003009900105 unknown Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/s003009900105 Sí issn: 0722-4060 e-issn: 1432-2056 Polar Biology 23: 452-458 (2000) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/275489 doi:10.1007/s003009900105 none artículo 2000 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.1007/s003009900105 2024-01-16T11:27:09Z 7 pages, 7figures Sphaeralcyon weddellensis gen. nov. et sp. nov. is described and illustrated from three colonies collected in the eastern Weddell Sea on the Polarstern cruises ANT V/3 and ANT VI/3. The new genus is compared with three closely related alcyoniid genera, all having capitate or mushroom-shaped colonies and dimorphic polyps. Sphaeralcyon is readily distinguishable from Malacacanthus by the presence of sclerites (absent in the latter genus), and from Anthomastus by sclerite shape, mainly in the form of tuberculate spheroids, and by the horny periderm on the stalk (absent in Anthomastus). Sphaeralcyon also differs from Verseveldtia in the set of sclerites, which are elongate spiny rods and a different type of tuberculate spheroid, and in the presence of eight-points as anthocodial armature (absent in Verseveldtia). The discovery of this new genus lends further support to the notion that diversity in benthic communities in Antarctica is higher than suggested by previous studies Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Polar Biology Weddell Sea Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Antarctic Weddell Weddell Sea Polar Biology 23 7 452 458 |
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7 pages, 7figures Sphaeralcyon weddellensis gen. nov. et sp. nov. is described and illustrated from three colonies collected in the eastern Weddell Sea on the Polarstern cruises ANT V/3 and ANT VI/3. The new genus is compared with three closely related alcyoniid genera, all having capitate or mushroom-shaped colonies and dimorphic polyps. Sphaeralcyon is readily distinguishable from Malacacanthus by the presence of sclerites (absent in the latter genus), and from Anthomastus by sclerite shape, mainly in the form of tuberculate spheroids, and by the horny periderm on the stalk (absent in Anthomastus). Sphaeralcyon also differs from Verseveldtia in the set of sclerites, which are elongate spiny rods and a different type of tuberculate spheroid, and in the presence of eight-points as anthocodial armature (absent in Verseveldtia). The discovery of this new genus lends further support to the notion that diversity in benthic communities in Antarctica is higher than suggested by previous studies |
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López-González, Pablo J. Gili, Josep Maria A new octocoral genus (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Antarctic waters |
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A new octocoral genus (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Antarctic waters |
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A new octocoral genus (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Antarctic waters |
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A new octocoral genus (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Antarctic waters |
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A new octocoral genus (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Antarctic waters |
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A new octocoral genus (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Antarctic waters |
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new octocoral genus (cnidaria: anthozoa) from antarctic waters |
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s003009900105 Sí issn: 0722-4060 e-issn: 1432-2056 Polar Biology 23: 452-458 (2000) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/275489 doi:10.1007/s003009900105 |
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