Calyptrophora reedi

Calyptrophora reedi

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Primnoidae
Genus: Calyptrophora
Species: Calyptrophora reedi

Name

Calyptrophora reedi Cairns, 2018

Type locality: Johnson-Sea-Link I station 3930: 0°29.755'S, 90°13.98'W (northeast coast of Santa Cruz, Galápagos), 450 m depth.

Holotype: USNM 1409027, colony and SEM stubs 2334–2337

Paratypes:

• USNM 1409028, Johnson-Sea-Link I station 1922, 1 denuded colony with many detached polyps.
• CDRS, Nautilus NA-064-126-01-A, 1 branch.

Etymology: named after John Reed

ZooBank: FEE055B3-EE29-470E-9398-41A48442B5C0

Distribution

Galápagos: off Santa Cruz, Santiago, and Marchena, 445–509 m depth.

References

Primary references

• Cairns, S.D. 2018. Deep-Water Octocorals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from the Galápagos and Cocos Islands. Part 1: Suborder Calcaxonia. Zookeys, 729: 1–46. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.729.21779. Reference page.  [original description: p. 18-20, figs. 2d, 8]

Links

• Calyptrophora reedi in the World Register of Marine Species

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

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