Deep-Water Octocorals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from the Galápagos and Cocos Islands. Part 1: Suborder Calcaxonia

Thirteen species of deep-water calcaxonian octocorals belonging to the families Primnoidae, Chrysogorgiidae, and Isididae collected from off the Galápagos and Cocos Islands are described and figured. Seven of these species are described as new; nine of the 13 are not known outside the Galápagos regi...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ZooKeys
Main Author: Cairns,Stephen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018
Subjects:
Octocorals
Galápagos
Cocos Islands
Calcaxonia
Callogorgia
Pacific
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.729.21779
https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/21779/
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Summary:Thirteen species of deep-water calcaxonian octocorals belonging to the families Primnoidae, Chrysogorgiidae, and Isididae collected from off the Galápagos and Cocos Islands are described and figured. Seven of these species are described as new; nine of the 13 are not known outside the Galápagos region. Of the four species occurring elsewhere, two also occur in the eastern Pacific, one off Hawaii, and one from off Antarctica. A key to the 22 Indo-Pacific species of Callogorgia is provided to help distinguish those species.

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