New primnoid genus and species (Alcyonacea: Primnoidae) from the southwestern Atlantic

被引:7
作者
Cairns, Stephen D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Smithsonian Inst, Dept Invertebrate Zool, Natl Museum Nat Hist, Washington, DC 20560 USA
关键词
Alcyonacea; Argentina; new genus; new species; Octocorallia; Primnoidae; Subantarctic; OCTOCORALLIA PRIMNOIDAE; ANTHOZOA;
D O I
10.2988/11-35.1
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A new genus and species of primnoid octocoral, Heptaprimnoa patagonica, is described from deep water from the cold temperate/Subantarctic region off Argentina and Burdwood Bank. It is distinguished from other primnoid genera by having only seven rows of body wall scales.
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