Parazoanthus franciscae

Parazoanthus franciscae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Macrocnemina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Anthozoa Classis: Hexacorallia Ordo: Zoantharia Subordo: Macrocnemina

Familia: Parazoanthidae
Genus: Parazoanthus
Species: Parazoanthus franciscae

Name

Parazoanthus franciscae Ocaña & Rosales Ruiz in Rosales Ruiz et al., 2025

• ZooBank: B6D22569-B57D-445F-AAC7-E476F8994EDA

• Type locality: Spain, Granada, Gualchos-Castell de Ferro, Punta de Cerro Gordo, 20–25 m depth.

• Holotype: MMC-T-65.

• Paratypes: MMC-T-66–70.

References

• Rosales Ruiz, A., Ocaña, O.,, de la Herran, R., Navajas-Pérez, R., Ruíz Rejón, C., Congil Ross, A., Robles, F. 2025. Going deep into Parazoanthus axinellae (Anthozoa: Zoantharia) complex: description of two species in the Alboran Sea based on an integrative approach. Marine Biodiversity 55(1): 1–16. DOI: 10.1007/s12526-024-01493-x . Reference page. 

Links

• Parazoanthus franciscae Ocaña & Rosales Ruiz, 2025 in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on August 06, 2026

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