WoRMS taxon details
Stylobates calcifer Yoshikawa & Izumi, 2022
1619251 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1619251)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Yoshikawa, A.; Izumi, T.; Moritaki, T.; Kimura, T.; Yanagi, K. (2022). Carcinoecium-Forming Sea Anemone <i>Stylobates calcifer</i> sp. nov. (Cnidaria, Actiniaria, Actiniidae) from the Japanese Deep-Sea Floor: A Taxonomical Description with Its Ecological Observations. <em>The Biological Bulletin.</em> 242(2): 127-152., available online at https://doi.org/10.1086/719160 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype NSMT NSMT-Co 1794, geounit Sea of Kumano
, Note Holotype: NSMT-Co 1794, collected from the Sea...
Holotype NSMT NSMT-Co 1794, geounit Sea of Kumano [details]
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Type material Holotype: NSMT-Co 1794, collected from the Sea of Kumano, off of the coast of the Kumano Region of the Kii Peninsula, Honshu, Japan (34°01'10.0" N, 136°23'10.0" E), by the bottom trawl net on the fishing vessel Jinsho-maru, on October 27, 2019, at a depth of 190–300 m. Paratypes: CMNH-ZG09764, CMNH-ZG09765, CMNHZG09766, CMNH-ZG09772, CMNH-ZG09773, CMNHZG09774, CMNH-ZG09775, and CMNH-ZG09776, collected from the type locality at a depth of about 300 m; NSMT-Co 1795 and NSMT-Co 1796, collected in a similar manner to NSMT-Co 1794 (34°01'10.0" N, 136°23'10.0" E) at a depth of 190–300 m; CMNH-ZG09774, CMNH-ZG09775, and CMNH-ZG09776, collected from the type locality at a depth of about 300 m; CMNH-ZG09767, CMNH-ZG09768, CMNH-ZG09769, CMNH-ZG09770, and CMNH-ZG09771, collected from Sagami Bay, the coast of Heda, Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan, at a depth of about 300 m. All examined specimens are summarized in Table 1. [details]
Distribution Distribution and habitat: All of the samples were collected from the Sea of Kumano (Uchida and Soyama, 2001; Yoshikawa et al.,...
Etymology The specific name “calcifer” is a noun in apposition , derived from the name of a resident fire-demon Calcifer, which...
Distribution Distribution and habitat: All of the samples were collected from the Sea of Kumano (Uchida and Soyama, 2001; Yoshikawa et al., 2019) and Suruga Bay. All of the previous records were from the Pacific Ocean facing the middle of Honshu Island to Kyushu (Uchida and Soyama, 2001; Yanagi, 2006). The specimens were distributed at 100–400 m from the fine sand and soft mud (Fig. 1; Table 1).
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Etymology The specific name “calcifer” is a noun in apposition , derived from the name of a resident fire-demon Calcifer, which...
Etymology The specific name “calcifer” is a noun in apposition , derived from the name of a resident fire-demon Calcifer, which appeared in Howl’s Moving Castle, a fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, published in 1986; the story is the original version of the Japanese animated film of the same name, directed by Hayao Miyazaki (animated by Studio Ghibli). The shell-making ability of the new species in the species-specific relationship appears as if Calcifer was in a magical contract with the Wizard Howl, constructing his Moving Castle. [details]
Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2025). World List of Actiniaria. Stylobates calcifer Yoshikawa & Izumi, 2022. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1619251 on 2025-04-25
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Nomenclature
original description
Yoshikawa, A.; Izumi, T.; Moritaki, T.; Kimura, T.; Yanagi, K. (2022). Carcinoecium-Forming Sea Anemone <i>Stylobates calcifer</i> sp. nov. (Cnidaria, Actiniaria, Actiniidae) from the Japanese Deep-Sea Floor: A Taxonomical Description with Its Ecological Observations. <em>The Biological Bulletin.</em> 242(2): 127-152., available online at https://doi.org/10.1086/719160 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NSMT NSMT-Co 1794, geounit Sea of Kumano [details]
Paratype CMNH CMNH-ZG09764, geounit Pacific Ocean [details]
Paratype CMNH CMNH-ZG09765, geounit Pacific Ocean [details]
Paratype CMNH CMNH-ZG09766, geounit Pacific Ocean [details]
Paratype CMNH CMNH-ZG09767, geounit Pacific Ocean [details]
Paratype CMNH CMNH-ZG09776, geounit Pacific Ocean [details]
Paratype NMST NSMT-Co 1796 [details]
Paratype NMST NSMT-Co1795, geounit Pacific Ocean [details]
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Distribution Distribution and habitat: All of the samples were collected from the Sea of Kumano (Uchida and Soyama, 2001; Yoshikawa et al., 2019) and Suruga Bay. All of the previous records were from the Pacific Ocean facing the middle of Honshu Island to Kyushu (Uchida and Soyama, 2001; Yanagi, 2006). The specimens were distributed at 100–400 m from the fine sand and soft mud (Fig. 1; Table 1).[details]
Ecology Ecological note: Stylobates calcifer sp. nov. was exclusively found on the shells inhabited by Pagurodofleinia doederleini, consistent with previous studies (Uchida and Soyama, 2001; Yanagi, 2006; Yoshikawa et al., 2019). However, P. doederleini without S. calcifer sp. nov. was sometimes collected in this study. One individual was usually attached to one host hermit crab, consistent with previous studies (Uchida and Soyama, 2001; Yanagi, 2006; Yoshikawa et al., 2019). [details]
Etymology The specific name “calcifer” is a noun in apposition , derived from the name of a resident fire-demon Calcifer, which appeared in Howl’s Moving Castle, a fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, published in 1986; the story is the original version of the Japanese animated film of the same name, directed by Hayao Miyazaki (animated by Studio Ghibli). The shell-making ability of the new species in the species-specific relationship appears as if Calcifer was in a magical contract with the Wizard Howl, constructing his Moving Castle. [details]
Type material Holotype: NSMT-Co 1794, collected from the Sea of Kumano, off of the coast of the Kumano Region of the Kii Peninsula, Honshu, Japan (34°01'10.0" N, 136°23'10.0" E), by the bottom trawl net on the fishing vessel Jinsho-maru, on October 27, 2019, at a depth of 190–300 m. Paratypes: CMNH-ZG09764, CMNH-ZG09765, CMNHZG09766, CMNH-ZG09772, CMNH-ZG09773, CMNHZG09774, CMNH-ZG09775, and CMNH-ZG09776, collected from the type locality at a depth of about 300 m; NSMT-Co 1795 and NSMT-Co 1796, collected in a similar manner to NSMT-Co 1794 (34°01'10.0" N, 136°23'10.0" E) at a depth of 190–300 m; CMNH-ZG09774, CMNH-ZG09775, and CMNH-ZG09776, collected from the type locality at a depth of about 300 m; CMNH-ZG09767, CMNH-ZG09768, CMNH-ZG09769, CMNH-ZG09770, and CMNH-ZG09771, collected from Sagami Bay, the coast of Heda, Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan, at a depth of about 300 m. All examined specimens are summarized in Table 1. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | The Golden Cloak Anemone | [details] |
