Phelliactis yapensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Metridioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Anthozoa Classis: Hexacorallia Ordo: Actiniaria Subordo: Enthemonae Superfamilia: Metridioidea

Familia: Hormathiidae
Genera: Phelliactis
Species: Phelliactis yapensis

Name

Phelliactis yapensis Li & Xu, 2016

• Holotype: Y 30039, grasped sponge spicules, collected on 15 December 2014 from FX-Dive 16 (137°44.84′E, 8°51.90′N), 855 m, foraminiferal ooze bottom.

• Paratypes: Y 30040, one specimen, collected together with the holotype and attached to sponges; Y 30064, one specimen, attached to sponges, collected on 18 December 2014 from FX-Dive 18 (137°48.00′E, 8°53.98′N), 879 m, foraminiferal ooze associated with manganese nodules.

References

• Li, Y. & Xu, K-D. 2016. Paraphelliactis tangi n. sp. and Phelliactis yapensis n. sp., two new deep-sea species of Hormathiidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) from a seamount in the tropical Western Pacific. Zootaxa 4072(3): 358–372. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4072.3.5. Reference page.