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Morphology and molecular phylogeny of three new deep-sea species of Chrysogorgia (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from seamounts in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Three new species of Chrysogorgia were discovered from seamounts in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean. Chrysogorgia dendritica sp. nov. and Chrysogorgia fragilis sp. nov. were collected from the Kocebu Guyot of the Magellan Seamount chain with the water
Yu Xu, Zifeng Zhan, Kuidong Xu
doaj   +3 more sources

A new species of Melithaea (Anthozoa, Octocorallia, Melithaeidae) from the Oman Sea, off Oman [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2016
A new species, Melithaea davidi sp. n., is described from the eastern coast of Oman, Oman Sea, in the northwestern Indian Ocean, where it differs from its congeners in lacking capstans and having predominantly spindles in the coenenchyme.
Kaveh Samimi-Namin, Leen P. van Ofwegen, Catherine S. McFadden   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Foxed intra- and interspecific differentiation in Leptogorgia (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae). A description of a new species based on multiple sources of evidence [PDF]

Scientia Marina, 2017
The challenges of delimiting and identifying marine invertebrate species impede estimations of true biodiversity. This is particularly true in the case of gorgonian diversity, in which only classical morphological characters (e.g. branching pattern, size
M. Mar Soler-Hurtado, César Megina, Annie Machordom, Pablo J. López-González   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Hidden in the crowd: re-evaluation of the generic status of the Antarctic sea pen Kophobelemnon molanderi (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Pennatuloidea), a molecular and morphological approach

Scientia Marina
Our understanding of Antarctic octocoral diversity is still far from complete. Newly collected specimens of the Antarctic sea pen Kophobelemnon molanderi Pasternak, 1975 have allowed a detailed morphological and molecular description of the species. The
Pablo J. López González, Yuka Kushida
doaj   +2 more sources

Morphology and Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Deep-Sea Purple Gorgonians (Octocorallia: Victorgorgiidae) from Seamounts in the Tropical Western Pacific, with Description of Three New Species

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Members of Scleraxonia Studer, 1887 are one of the most dominant megafaunal taxa on seamounts, but their diversity and spatial distribution are poorly known in the tropical Western Pacific.
Yang Li, Yang Li, Yang Li, Zifeng Zhan, Zifeng Zhan, Zifeng Zhan, Kuidong Xu, Kuidong Xu, Kuidong Xu, Kuidong Xu   +9 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A phylogenetic analysis of the Primnoidae (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Calcaxonia) with analyses of character evolution and a key to the genera and subgenera

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2018
Background Previous phylogenetic analyses of primnoid octocorals utilizing morphological or molecular data have each recovered evolutionary relationships among genera that are largely incongruent with each other, with some exceptions.
Stephen D. Cairns, Herman H. Wirshing
doaj   +2 more sources

Use of RAD sequencing for delimiting species. [PDF]

Heredity (Edinb), 2015
Pante E, Abdelkrim J, Viricel A, Gey D, France SC, Boisselier MC, Samadi S.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Evolution of bioluminescence in Anthozoa with emphasis on Octocorallia. [PDF]

Proc Biol Sci
Bioluminescence is a widespread phenomenon that has evolved multiple times across the tree of life, converging among diverse fauna and habitat types.
DeLeo DM, Bessho-Uehara M, Haddock SHD, McFadden CS, Quattrini AM.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Nuclear eDNA metabarcoding primers for anthozoan coral biodiversity assessment. [PDF]

PeerJ
The distributions of anthozoan corals are undercharacterized due to their wide bathymetric ranges, occurrences in remote locales, and difficulties of identification from morphology alone.
McCartin L, Saso E, Vohsen SA, Pittoors N, Demetriades P, McFadden CS, Quattrini AM, Herrera S.   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

The Species Diversity of the Genus Echinogorgia in Xiamen Bay and Its New Record in China

Water, 2023
The rapid reduction in coral reefs worldwide has led to increasing attention toward protecting and restoring coral reef ecosystems. Coral reefs not only have a rich diversity of coral species, but they can also provide important products and services for
Yun-Pei Wang, Jing Yang, Tajen Chu, Jiayang Liu   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source