Kotatea kapotaiora

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 kapotaiora

Name

Kotatea kapotaiora Kessel et al., 2022

Type locality: NEW ZEALAND • Northland, ~12 km NW of North Cape; 34.3570° S, 172.8850° E; depth 69 m; 29 Jan. 1999; NIWA exped.; stn Z9712 (KAH9901/88)

Holotype: NIWA 3974

Paratype: AK 73620

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 kapotaiora p. 24–28]

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