Artículo
A new deep-sea pennatulacean (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Chunellidae) from the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (NE Atlantic)
Autor/es | López González, Pablo José
Williams, Gary C. |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Zoología |
Fecha de publicación | 2011 |
Fecha de depósito | 2020-02-20 |
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Resumen | During the BENGAL cruises, an important
collection of deep-sea benthic organisms was sampled.
Among the pennatulacean colonies, a previously undescribed species of chunellid was collected. That material
is here described ... During the BENGAL cruises, an important collection of deep-sea benthic organisms was sampled. Among the pennatulacean colonies, a previously undescribed species of chunellid was collected. That material is here described as the type species of a new genus, Porcupinella gen. nov. The new genus and species are described based on material collected in the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (NE Atlantic), 4,839–4,847 m in depth. This is the first time that a chunellid is reported from the Atlantic Ocean. The new genus is compared with the other genera in the family, and some phylogenetic remarks about the families Chunellidae and Umbellulidae are also provided. |
Cita | López González, P.J. y Williams, G.C. (2011). A new deep-sea pennatulacean (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Chunellidae) from the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (NE Atlantic). Helgoland Marine Research, 65 (3), 309-318. |
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