van Ofwegen, L.P.; McFadden, C.S. (2009). A new family of octocorals (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) from Cameroon waters. Journal of Natural History. 44(1): 23-29.
A new family of octocorals (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) from Cameroon waters
Journal of Natural History
44(1): 23-29
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Acanthoaxis wirtzi, a new genus and new species of octocoral, is described and
depicted for specimens collected in shallow water off Botha Island, Cameroon,
West Africa. A new family, Acanthoaxiidae, is proposed to accommodate the new
genus. The characters of this family are the total lack of sclerites; the axis having a
narrow, hollow, soft, cross-chambered central core; and the axis surface having
prominent spines.