New and redescribed species of Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758 (Anthozoa: Alcyonacea)

Four new species of Alcyonium are described and figured: Alcyonium compactofestucum from the east coast of South Africa, A. rudyi from the west coast of the United States, A. senegalense from Senegal and A. spitzbergense from Spitzbeigen. A. antarcticum Wright & Studer, 1889, A. gruveli TixierDu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Verseveldt, J., Ofwegen, L.P. van
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 1992
Subjects:
Octocorallia
Alcyoniidae
new species
redescriptions
Atlantic Ocean
Indo-Pacific Ocean
42.72
Pacific
Antarc*
Online Access:http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/318612
http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149898
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Summary:Four new species of Alcyonium are described and figured: Alcyonium compactofestucum from the east coast of South Africa, A. rudyi from the west coast of the United States, A. senegalense from Senegal and A. spitzbergense from Spitzbeigen. A. antarcticum Wright & Studer, 1889, A. gruveli TixierDurivault, 1955, A. monodi Tixier-Durivault, 1955, A. patagonicum (May, 1899) and A. sollasi Wright & Studer, 1889, are redescribed and figured. A. paessleri May, 1899, is synonymized with A. antarcticum Wright & Studer, 1889.

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