Stolonifera from shallow waters in the north-western Pacific: a description of a new genus and two new species within the Arulidae (Anthozoa, Octocorallia)

By

Lau, Yee Wah
Stokvis, Frank
Ofwegen, L. P. van (Leendert P.), 1953-
Reimer, James

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

790

Pages

1-19

Subjects

28S rDNA , Arulidae , COI , molecular phylogeny , mtMutS , north-western Pacific , octocoral , Stolonifera , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.790.28875

 

Abstract

A new genus and two new species of stoloniferous octocorals (Alcyonacea) within the family Arulidae are described based on specimens collected from Okinawa (Japan), Palau and Dongsha Atoll (Taiwan).Hanagen. n. is erected within Arulidae.Hanahanagasasp. n.is characterised by large spindle-like table-radiates andHanahanatabasp. n.is characterised by having ornamented rods. The distinction of these new taxa is also supported by molecular phylogenetic analyses. The support values resulting from maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference analyses for the genusHanaand new speciesH.hanagasaandH.hanatabaare 82/1.0, 97/1.0 and 61/0.98, respectively.Hanahanagasasp. n.andHanahanatabasp. n.are the first arulid records for Okinawa, Palau, and Dongsha Atoll, and represent species of the second genus within the family Arulidae.