Ushanaia ferruginea

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: Ushanaia
Species: Ushanaia ferruginea

Name

Ushanaia ferruginea Kessel et al., 2022

Type locality: NEW ZEALAND • Northland, ~8 km SE of Cape Brett; 35.2160° S, 174.4033° E; depth 99–105 m; 6 Jul. 2009; Oceans Survey 2020 exped.; stn TAN0906/38

Holotype: NIWA 156313

Paratypes: NIWA 24533; NIWA 56056; NIWA 55605; NIWA 54984

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 Ushanaia ferruginea p. 51–56]

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