Koido, T.; Imahara, Y.; Fukami, H. (2022). Xenia konohana sp. nov. (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Alcyonacea), a new soft coral species in the family Xeniidae from Miyazaki, Japan. ZooKeys. 1085: 29-49.

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10.3897/zookeys.1085.77924 [view]

Koido, T.; Imahara, Y.; Fukami, H.

2022

1085: 29-49

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https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/77924/

A new soft coral species, Xenia konohana sp. nov. (Alcyonacea, Xeniidae), is described from Miyazaki in the warm-temperate region of Japan. This new species has conspicuous and unique spindle sclerites in addition to the simple ellipsoid platelet-shaped sclerites typically found in the genus Xenia. These unique spindles are a specific key morphological characteristic for this new species and for differentiating this species among congeneric species.

Sea of Japan

Molecular systematics, Molecular biology
Systematics, Taxonomy

Anthozoa
Cnidaria
Octocorallia

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