Molodtsova, T. N.; Altuna, Á.; Hall-Spencer, J. M. (2019). Trissopathes (Anthozoa: Antipatharia) in the north-east Atlantic, with a description of T. grasshoffi sp. nov. Zootaxa. 4700(4): 431-444.

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10.11646/zootaxa.4700.4.2 [view]

Molodtsova, T. N.; Altuna, Á.; Hall-Spencer, J. M.

2019

4700(4): 431-444

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https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4700.4.2

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A new species of antipatharian (black coral) in the genus Trissopathes is described. It is common in the bathyal zone of the north-east Atlantic, including the Bay of Biscay, Celtic Slope and adjacent banks and seamounts. The species is often observed in underwater photographs from untrawled parts of carbonate mounds in the area. Trissopathes grasshoffi sp. nov. can be easily distinguished from its three congeners by having relatively sparse branching, a higher density of primary pinnules, and 3–6 secondary anterolateral pinnules as well as by the shape and size of its spines. The present state of knowledge of Trissopathes is reviewed.

North Atlantic

Biodiversity, Taxonomic and ecological diversity
Systematics, Taxonomy

Anthozoa

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