Benayahu, Y. (2010). A new genus of a soft coral of the family Xeniidae (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) from Japan. Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies. 12(2): 53-64.

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10.3755/galaxea.12.53 [view]

Benayahu, Y.

2010

12(2): 53-64

Publication

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/galaxea/12/2/12_2_53/_article

A survey of octocorals belonging to the family Xeniidae collected from the coral reefs of the Ryukyu Archipelago (Japan) revealed colonies with distinct scle-rites whose microstructure justifies the establishment of a new genus, Yamazatum. A new species, Y. iubatum has been assigned to it and is described and depicted. Its fea-tures include unique sclerites with previously undocu-mented surface architecture, comprising of one or several crests and occasionally one or several furrows, different-iating it from all known species of the family Xeniidae.

Japan

Systematics, Taxonomy

Anthozoa
Cnidaria
Octocorallia

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