Calcigorgia pacifica

Calcigorgia pacifica, holotype.

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: Acanthogorgiidae
Genus: Calcigorgia
Species: Calcigorgia pacifica

Name

Calcigorgia pacifica Matsumoto, van Ofwegen & Bayer, 2019

ZooBank: BF134333-A7B7-497A-8740-5B82E34AFB89

Type locality: Shima Spur, Japan.

Holotype: RMNH Coel. 42108 (AKM959-1), Shima Spur, 34°00.72'N, 136°53.28'E, depth 789–781 m, R/V Tansei-maru, KT08-3 cruise, 4 March 2008.

Paratypes:

• RMNH Coel. 42109 (AKM959-2), same data as holotype.
• RMNH Coel. 42143 (AKM310), Sagami Bay, 33°28.6N–33°28.9N, 139°41.6E–139°41.4E, depth 445–547 m, R/V Shinyo-maru, KS03, St. 22, coll. A.K. Matsumoto, 21 October, 2003.
• RMNH Coel. 42144 (AKM319), Sagami Bay, 33°28.8N–33°29.5N, 139°42.7E–139°42.6E, depth 512–600m, R/V Shinyo-maru, KS03, St. 25, coll. A.K. Matsumoto, 21 October, 2003.

References

Primary references

• Matsumoto, A.K., van Ofwegen, L.P., Bayer, F.M. 2019. A revision of the genus Calcigorgia (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Acanthogorgiidae) with the description of three new species. Zootaxa. 4571: 1–27. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4571.1.1 Reference page.  [see page 6]

Links

• WoRMS (2020). Calcigorgia pacifica Matsumoto, van Ofwegen & Bayer, 2019. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1337228 on 2020-09-22

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

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