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New genera and species of antipatharian corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from the North Pacific

2005; Naturalis Biodiversity Center; Linguagem: Inglês

0024-0672

Dennis M. Opresko,

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology

New taxa of deep water antipatharian corals of the North Pacific are described. Represented in the family Schizopathidae are: Bathypathes seculata spec. nov.; Umbellapathes gen. nov.; U. helioanthes spec. nov.; U. bipinnata spec. nov.; Dendrobathypathes boutillieri spec. nov.; D. fragilis spec. nov.; Dendropathes gen. nov.; Dendropathes bacotaylorae spec. nov.; and Lillipathes wingi spec. nov. Represented in the family Cladopathidae are Chrysopathes gracilis spec. nov. and Heliopathes pacifica spec. nov.