Kotatea amicispongia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Alcyoniidae
Genus: Kotatea
Species: Kotatea amicispongia

Name

Kotatea amicispongia Kessel et al., 2022

Type locality: NEW ZEALAND • Northland, Great Exhibition Bay; 34.4650° S, 173.2115° E; depth 140–141 m; 13 Jul. 2009; Oceans Survey 2020 exped.; stn TAN0906/134

Holotype: NIWA 156312

Paratype: NIWA 154129

References

Kessel, G.M., Alderslade, P., Bilewitch, J.P., Schnabel, K.E., Norman, J., Tekaharoa Potts, R., Gardner, J.P.A. 2022. Dead man’s fingers point to new taxa: Two new genera of New Zealand soft corals (Anthozoa, Octocorallia) and a revision of Alcyonium aurantiacum Quoy & Gaimard, 1833. European Journal of Taxonomy. 837(1): 1–85. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.837.1923 Reference page. [original description of Kotatea amicispongia p. 13–17]

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