Ameripathes pseudomyriophylla

Ameripathes pseudomyriophylla

Ameripathes pseudomyriophylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Antipatharia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Phylum: Cnidaria Classis: Anthozoa Subclassis: Hexacorallia Ordo: Antipatharia

Familia: Ameripathidae
Genus: Ameripathes
Species: Ameripathes pseudomyriophylla

Name

Ameripathes pseudomyriophylla Opresko & Horowitz in Horowitz et al., 2024

Type locality: 7 km east of Desecheo Island, Mona Passage, Puerto Rico. 18.387°N 67.408°E / 18.387; 67.408. Depth 165 m.

Holotype: USNM 1689129.

Paratypes: USNM 1689101; UMML 7.669; UMML 7.668; MCZ:IZ:57354.

Synonymy

• Ameripathes pseudomyriophylla Opresko & Horowitz in Horowitz et al., 2024: 363–372, figs. 2A, 3A, 5–9.

References

• Horowitz, J., Opresko, D.M., Herrera, S., Hansel, C.M. & Quattrini, A.M. 2024. Ameripathidae, a new family of antipatharian corals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia, Antipatharia). ZooKeys 1203: 355–375. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1203.121411 Reference page.