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Redescription of Antipathes aperta , Totton, (Coelenterata: Antipatharia), an ecological dominant in the southern fiords of New Zealand

1988; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 15; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/03014223.1988.10422609

1175-8821

K. R. Grange,

Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior

Abstract The ecological and potential economic importance of a large population of antipatharians in the southern fiords of New Zealand, combined with a very poor taxonomic appreciation and inadequate original descriptions of the order Antipatharia in New Zealand, has led to a redescription of the Fiordland species, Antipathes aperta, based on a large data set which shows considerable variability in “specific” characters within the population. Possible consequences of this variability are briefly discussed in relation to other species previously described from New Zealand waters.