Adelogorgia adusta

Adelogorgia adusta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Holaxonia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Phylum: Cnidaria Classis: Anthozoa Subclassis: Octocorallia Ordo: Alcyonacea Subordo: Holaxonia

Familia: Gorgoniidae
Genus: Adelogorgia
Species: Adelogorgia adusta

Name

Adelogorgia adusta Breedy & Guzman, 2018

Type locality: Hannibal Bank, Panamá.

Holotype: STRI-HH 1220, ethanol preserved, Hannibal Bank, Panamá, 73 m deep, Dive 293, submersible Nadir, M/V Alucia, 9 April 2015.

Paratypes:

• STRI-HH 1289 (3 fragments), ethanol preserved, Hannibal Bank, 91 m deep, Dive 297, submersible Nadir, M/V Alucia, 13 April 2015.
• STRI-HH 1307 (complete colony), ethanol preserved, Hannibal Bank, 94 m deep, Dive 297, submersible Nadir, M/V Alucia, 13 April 2015.

References

Primary references

• Breedy, O. & Guzmán, H.M. 2018. Revision of the genus Adelogorgia Bayer, 1958 (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Octocorallia) with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4369(3): 327–348. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4369.3.2 Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [original description: p. 344-347, figs. 12–13, 7C]

Links

• Adelogorgia adusta in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Adelogorgia adusta – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Adelogorgia adusta.
• ION

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