Callogorgia galapagensis

Callogorgia galapagensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Primnoidae
Genus: Callogorgia
Species: Callogorgia galapagensis

Name

Callogorgia galapagensis Cairns, 2018

Type locality: 0°17.072'S, 91°04.208'W (off northwest tip of Fernandina, Galápagos), 663–788 m deep.

Holotype: USNM 1161744, John-Sea-Link I-1933, large colony and SEM stubs 2295–2297, 2308–2311

Paratypes:

• USNM 1161750, John-Sea-Link I-1915, partial colony.
• USNM 1161746, John-Sea-Link I-1930, partial colony.
• USNM 1161745, John-Sea-Link I-1934, 1 branch.
• USNM 1161748, John-Sea-Link I-1942, 1 branch.

ZooBank: F21CD90F-41C8-4A0A-9B2B-6CF8E4E9E6A4

Distribution

Galápagos: Tagus Cove between Isabela and Fernandina, north of Española, 308–633 m deep; Cocos Island, 628–656 m deep.

References

Primary references

• Cairns, S.D. 2018. Deep-Water Octocorals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from the Galápagos and Cocos Islands. Part 1: Suborder Calcaxonia. Zookeys, 729: 1–46. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.729.21779. Reference page.  [See p. 8-13, figs. 2a, 5; original description]

Links

• Callogorgia galapagensis in the World Register of Marine Species

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

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