Hemicorallium kaiyo

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scleralcyonacea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Anthozoa Classis: Octocorallia Ordo: Scleralcyonacea

Familia: Coralliidae
Genus: Hemicorallium
Species: Hemicorallium kaiyo

Name

Hemicorallium kaiyo Nonaka & Hayashibara, 2021

Type locality: Koko Seamount, 409–942 m, 14 June 2011.

Holotype: NSMT-Co 1737

Etymology: The survey at the Emperor Seamounts was conducted by the Fisheries Agency research vessel “ Kaiyomaru ”. This species is named “kaiyo” from the name of the vessel, to give thanks to the Kaiyo-maru crew who collected the specimens studied here.

References

• Nonaka, M., Hayashibara, T. 2021. Report on Coralliidae (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) Specimens Collected from the Emperor Seamounts with Descriptions of Three New Species. Species Diversity. 26: 297–342.