A new Antipathozoanthus species (Cnidaria, Hexacorallia, Zoantharia) from the northwest Pacific Ocean

By

Kise, Hiroki
Obuchi, Masami
Reimer, James

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1040

Pages

49--64

Subjects

molecular phylogeny , Polychaete , Sagami Bay , Symbiosis , Zoantharians

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1040.62309

 

Abstract

A new species of zoantharian within the genus Antipathozoanthus is described based on specimens collected from the coast of mainland Japan, northwest Pacific Ocean. Antipathozoanthus tubussp. nov. is characterized by its substrate (epibiotic on polychaete tube) and habitat (exposed rock). As well, the results of molecular phylogenetic analyses using concatenated multiple genetic markers also support the distinction between A. tubussp. nov. and its congenerics. Antipathozoanthus tubussp. nov. is the first species of Antipathozoanthus species reported to be epibiotic on polychaete tubes, and is the second species in the genus that is not associated with antipatharians.