Aulocyathus atlanticus Zibrowius 1980 ...

Aulocyathus atlanticus Zibrowius, 1980 (Figs. 2 A–A’, B, tables 1−3) Aulocyathus atlanticus Zibrowius, 1980: 106, pl. 54, figs. A–P, pl. 55, figs. A–N.—Ramil Blanco & Fernández Pulpeiro 1990: 27.—Cairns & Chapman 2001: 34 (tab.1).—Altuna 2010: 21. Material examined. Galicia Bank: Stn. V 6, 7...

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Main Author: Altuna, Álvaro
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Published: Zenodo 2013
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6146137
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6146137
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Summary:Aulocyathus atlanticus Zibrowius, 1980 (Figs. 2 A–A’, B, tables 1−3) Aulocyathus atlanticus Zibrowius, 1980: 106, pl. 54, figs. A–P, pl. 55, figs. A–N.—Ramil Blanco & Fernández Pulpeiro 1990: 27.—Cairns & Chapman 2001: 34 (tab.1).—Altuna 2010: 21. Material examined. Galicia Bank: Stn. V 6, 766 m, two specimens; Stn. V 7, 924 m, five specimens, one of them dead. Description. Corallum solitary, attached and small (H= 1.03–1.81 cm), cylindrical or somewhat conical, occasionally slightly curved basally. Wall costate; C1–C4 subequal in width, poorly developed, extending for almost the whole wall and with small granules. Basal plate small. Calices circular (GCD= 0.47−0.68 cm); 20−42 septa in up to four cycles according to the formula S1≥S2>S3≥S4. Septa poorly exsert, descending vertically into the fossa. Axial edges straight and thickened in S1−S3, S4 thinner. Septal faces poorly ornamented, with more or less apparent granules. Fossa moderately deep, containing a circular columella formed by neat ... : Published as part of Altuna, Álvaro, 2013, Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from ECOMARG 2003, 2008 and 2009 expeditions to bathyal waters off north and northwest Spain (northeast Atlantic), pp. 101-128 in Zootaxa 3641 (2) on pages 105-107, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3641.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/217798 ...