Xenia konohana sp. nov. (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Alcyonacea), a new soft coral species in the family Xeniidae from Miyazaki, Japan

By

Koido, Tatsuki
Imahara, Yukimitsu
Fukami, Hironobu

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-2-3

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1085

Pages

29--49

Subjects

Alcyonacea , Cnidaria , Miyazaki , new species , Xenia , Xeniidae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1085.77924

 

Abstract

A new soft coral species, Xenia konohanasp. nov. (Alcyonacea, Xeniidae), is described from Miyazaki in the warm-temperate region of Japan. This new species has conspicuous and unique spindle sclerites in addition to the simple ellipsoid platelet-shaped sclerites typically found in the genus Xenia. These unique spindles are a specific key morphological characteristic for this new species and for differentiating this species among congeneric species.