Parastenella pomponiae

Parastenella pomponiae

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: Parastenella
Species: Parastenella pomponiae

Name

Parastenella pomponiae Cairns, 2018

Type locality: 0°23.68'N, 90°26.341'W (off northeastern Marchena), 475–578 m deep.

Holotype: USNM 1410289, colony and SEM stubs 2303–2305, JSL-I-1922.

Paratypes:

• USNM 1410290, JSL-I-1922, 1 colony.
• USNM 1410291, JSL-I-3912, 1 branch.
• Nautilus NA064-125-01-A, 1 colony, CDRS.

Etymology: named after Shirley A. Pomponi

ZooBank: 3E4C0441-A172-4E29-8F5A-8CA4E035B7A1

Distribution

Galápagos: off Marchena, Santiago, and Isabela, 446–578 m deep.

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. 29-31, figs. 3c, 12]

Links

• Parastenella pomponiae in the World Register of Marine Species

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

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