Australisis sarmentosa Bayer & Stefani 1987

Australisis sarmentosa Bayer & Stefani, 1987 Material examined: BBB 2016: St. 21. Distribution: South Shetland Islands, 61°19’– 61°21’S, 56°28’– 56°27’S, 403 m; off South Georgia: 54°29’S, 39°22’W, 659–686 m; 55°00.6’S, 37°42.6’W, 494–501 m; 53°27.1’S, 41°39.2’W, 371–424 m (Bayer & Stefani 1...

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Main Authors: Schejter, L., Genzano, G., Pérez, C. D., Acuña, F., Cordeiro, R. T. S., Silva, R. A., Garese, A., Bremec, C. S.
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Published: Zenodo 2020
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4425916
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Summary:Australisis sarmentosa Bayer & Stefani, 1987 Material examined: BBB 2016: St. 21. Distribution: South Shetland Islands, 61°19’– 61°21’S, 56°28’– 56°27’S, 403 m; off South Georgia: 54°29’S, 39°22’W, 659–686 m; 55°00.6’S, 37°42.6’W, 494–501 m; 53°27.1’S, 41°39.2’W, 371–424 m (Bayer & Stefani 1987). Remarks: This species was described 30 years ago, and this finding represents the first record after its description. The present record is the deepest for the species (785 m) and its first occurrence in the Burdwood bank area at MPA Namuncurá II. : Published as part of Schejter, L., Genzano, G., Pérez, C. D., Acuña, F., Cordeiro, R. T. S., Silva, R. A., Garese, A. & Bremec, C. S., 2020, Checklist of Benthic Cnidaria in the SW Atlantic Ocean (54 ºS- 56 ºS), pp. 201-239 in Zootaxa 4878 (2) on pages 221-222, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4878.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4424884 : {"references": ["Bayer, F. M. & Stefani, J. (1987) New and previously known taxa of isidid octocorals (Coelenterata: Gorgonacea) partly from Antarctic waters. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 100 (4), 937 - 991."]}