Adelogorgia osculabunda

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Gorgoniidae
Genus: Adelogorgia
Species: Adelogorgia osculabunda

Name

Adelogorgia osculabunda Breedy & Guzman, 2018

Type locality: Off Punta Mala, Puntarenas.

Holotype: MZUCR 2494 (OCT 0083), ethanol preserved, off Punta Mala, Puntarenas, 09°22.085N − 084°32.206W, 09°22.280N – 084°32.037W, 44.2–44 m, R/V Urracá, Trawl 44, R. Vargas, 17 July 2005.

Paratypes:

Costa Rica:

MZUCR 750, ethanol preserved, Ballena Bay, Nicoya Gulf, 65 m, R/V Victor Hensen, 3 July 1993.
MZUCR 2495 (OCT 0087) (15 specimens), MZUCR 2496 (OCT 0088) (13 specimens), MZUCR 2496A, ethanol preserved, Santa Elena Gulf, Guanacaste, 10°58.10N − 085° 46.09W, 10°59.41N – 085°45.68W, 50.7-51.7 m, Y. Camacho, Trawl 4, R/V Urracá, 9 July 2005.
MZUCR 2497 (OCT 0089), ethanol preserved, off Punta Mala, Puntarenas, 44–44.2 m, R. Vargas, Trawl 44, R/V Urracá, 17 July 2005.
MZUCR 2498 (OCT 0091), ethanol preserved, Santa Elena Gulf, 10°57.82N − 085°46.76W, 10°57.82N – 085°46.42W, 50.7–51.7 m, 54.2–51.5 m, Y. Camacho, Trawl 3, R/V Urracá, 9 July 2005.
MZUCR 2499 (OCT 0092) (2 specimens), MZUCR 2500 (OCT 0094) (2 specimens), as the holotype.
MZUCR 2501 (OCT 0093), dry, Santa Elena Bay, Guanacaste, 50 m, E. Ruiz, June 2012.
MZUCR 2506-2508, 2511, dry preserved, Santa Elena Gulf, Guanacaste, 10°57.82N − 085°46.76W, 10°57.82N –085°46.42W, 50.7-51.7 m, Y. Camacho, Trawl 4, R/V Urracá, 9 July 2005.
MZUCR 2502, 2507, dry, Santa Elena Gulf, 10° 57.82N – 085° 46.76W, 10° 57.82N – 085° 46.42W, 50.7–51.7 m, 54.2–51.5 m, Y. Camacho, Trawl 3, R/V Urracá, 9 July 2005.
MZUCR 2505, dry preserved, Naranjo Bay, Papagallo Gulf, 10° 45.565N–085° 40.757W, 30 m, R. Vargas, R/V Urracá, dredging, 15 July 2005.

Panama:

STRI 895, 3 specimens, ethanol preserved, Station 0, Pearl Islands, Panamá Gulf, 80 m, H. Guzman, dredging, R/V Urracá, 18 August 2004.

References

Primary references

Breedy, O. & Guzmán, H.M. 2018. Revision of the genus Adelogorgia Bayer, 1958 (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Octocorallia) with the description of three new species. Zootaxa 4369(3): 327–348. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4369.3.2 Full article (PDF) Reference page. [original description: p. 337-341, figs. 8–9, 7A]

Links

Adelogorgia osculabunda in the World Register of Marine Species

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