Bathyporania ascendens Mah & Foltz, 2014, n. sp.
Bathyporania ascendens n. sp. Figure 2 A–E Etymology. Species epithet ascendens (=Latin for “ascending”) refers to the in situ observation of the animal’s climb up the upper branches of a deep-sea coral, where it was collected (Fig. 2 E). Taxonomic comparison. The phylogenetic tree shown in Fig. 1,...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:6133817 2024-09-15T17:41:28+00:00 Bathyporania ascendens Mah & Foltz, 2014, n. sp. Mah, Christopher L. Foltz, David W. 2014-12-31 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6133817 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/039F453C95528725FF0BFDB3FA81FD77 unknown Zenodo https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3795.3.7 http://zenodo.org/record/252134 http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFA63D4495568723FF9CFFD9FFA3FF87 https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/039F453C95528725FF0BFDB3FA81FD77 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.252136 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.252135 http://zoobank.org/77AB3EAA-DA13-4C8D-885D-EB9F5F14DE34 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6133816 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6133817 oai:zenodo.org:6133817 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/039F453C95528725FF0BFDB3FA81FD77 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode New taxa and taxonomic revisions to the Poraniidae (Valvatacea; Asteroidea) with Comments on Feeding Biology, pp. 327-372 in Zootaxa, 3795(3), 331-333, (2014-12-31) Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Valvatida Poraniidae Bathyporania Bathyporania ascendens info:eu-repo/semantics/other 2014 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.613381710.11646/zootaxa.3795.3.710.5281/zenodo.25213610.5281/zenodo.25213510.5281/zenodo.6133816 2024-07-26T03:35:30Z Bathyporania ascendens n. sp. Figure 2 A–E Etymology. Species epithet ascendens (=Latin for “ascending”) refers to the in situ observation of the animal’s climb up the upper branches of a deep-sea coral, where it was collected (Fig. 2 E). Taxonomic comparison. The phylogenetic tree shown in Fig. 1, illustrates Bathyporania as sister taxon to “ Porania ” antarctica but the single individual sampled does not clarify monophyly of Bathyporania relative to “ Porania ” antarctica . Distinction of this taxon as a separate genus is based on several characters including the more densely arranged reticulate skeleton with more lobate abactinal plates, the polylobate marginal plates arranged horizontally (versus vertically in “ P.” antarctica ), the absence of an actinolateral fringe of plates, the differnce in furrow spine morphology, actinal plate arrangements and differences in disk: arm ratio, including the outline of the arms. Adult size in the holotype of Bathyporania ascendens is also much smaller than those in “ Porania ” antarctica . Shared characters between the two genera include furrow spines which are arranged transversely, a disparately sized larger superomarginal and a smaller (<50%) sized inferomarginal plate series, as well as flattened marginal plates. The presence of a reticulate skeleton suggests affinities with Clavaporania nov. gen. , which otherwise appears different from Bathyporania . Figure 1 places Bathyporania as the sister taxon to “ Porania ” antarctica (see change below). Bathyporania displays superficial resemblance with two species, Poraniomorpha abyssicola and P. tumida , which we have placed within the genus Rhegaster below. Bathyporania differs in several respects from both Poraniomorpha abyssicola and P. t u m i d a , including the presence of a broadly reticulate abactinal skeleton, spinelet-tipped abactinal and marginal plates and marginal plates with a differing lobate shape than that of Rhegaster . Character similarities are interpreted as plesiomorphies, including single papular ... Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctica Zenodo |
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Bathyporania ascendens n. sp. Figure 2 A–E Etymology. Species epithet ascendens (=Latin for “ascending”) refers to the in situ observation of the animal’s climb up the upper branches of a deep-sea coral, where it was collected (Fig. 2 E). Taxonomic comparison. The phylogenetic tree shown in Fig. 1, illustrates Bathyporania as sister taxon to “ Porania ” antarctica but the single individual sampled does not clarify monophyly of Bathyporania relative to “ Porania ” antarctica . Distinction of this taxon as a separate genus is based on several characters including the more densely arranged reticulate skeleton with more lobate abactinal plates, the polylobate marginal plates arranged horizontally (versus vertically in “ P.” antarctica ), the absence of an actinolateral fringe of plates, the differnce in furrow spine morphology, actinal plate arrangements and differences in disk: arm ratio, including the outline of the arms. Adult size in the holotype of Bathyporania ascendens is also much smaller than those in “ Porania ” antarctica . Shared characters between the two genera include furrow spines which are arranged transversely, a disparately sized larger superomarginal and a smaller (<50%) sized inferomarginal plate series, as well as flattened marginal plates. The presence of a reticulate skeleton suggests affinities with Clavaporania nov. gen. , which otherwise appears different from Bathyporania . Figure 1 places Bathyporania as the sister taxon to “ Porania ” antarctica (see change below). Bathyporania displays superficial resemblance with two species, Poraniomorpha abyssicola and P. tumida , which we have placed within the genus Rhegaster below. Bathyporania differs in several respects from both Poraniomorpha abyssicola and P. t u m i d a , including the presence of a broadly reticulate abactinal skeleton, spinelet-tipped abactinal and marginal plates and marginal plates with a differing lobate shape than that of Rhegaster . Character similarities are interpreted as plesiomorphies, including single papular ... |
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New taxa and taxonomic revisions to the Poraniidae (Valvatacea; Asteroidea) with Comments on Feeding Biology, pp. 327-372 in Zootaxa, 3795(3), 331-333, (2014-12-31) |
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