A new family of octocorals (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) from Cameroon waters

被引：11
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作者：
van Ofwegen, Leen P. [1 ]
McFadden, Catherine S. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Natl Museum Nat Hist, NL-2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands
[2] Harvey Mudd Coll, Dept Biol, Claremont, CA 91711 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY | 2010年 / 44卷 / 1-2期
关键词：
Coelenterata; Cnidaria; Octocorallia; new family; Cameroon;
D O I：
10.1080/00222930903359669
中图分类号：
X176 [生物多样性保护];
学科分类号：
090705 ;
摘要：
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.
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