Caementabunda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alcyoniina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Anthozoa Classis: Octocorallia Ordo: Alcyonacea Subordo: Alcyoniina

Familia: Xeniidae
Genus: Caementabunda
Species: C. simplex

Name

Caementabunda Benayahu, van Ofwegen & McFadden, 2018

ZooBank: 899AF711-D0A6-43F7-A3A6-75F481DF29A6

Type species: Cespitularia simplex Thomson & Dean, 1931 (type by original designation)

Etymology: from the Latin caementum (cement), and abunda (copious). Refering to the microstructure of the sclerites, which are composed of multitudes of microscleres, resembling aggregates of cement chips. Gender feminine.

References

Benayahu, Y., van Ofwegen, L.P. & McFadden, C.S. 2018. Evaluating the genus Cespitularia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850 with descriptions of new genera of the family Xeniidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). ZooKeys 754: 63–101. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.754.23368. Reference page.

Links

Cordeiro, R.; McFadden, C.; van Ofwegen, L.; Williams, G. (2020). World List of Octocorallia. Caementabunda Benayahu, van Ofwegen & McFadden, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1304884 on 2020-07-04

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