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<document id="C11CC794C07C07143B834A62CEAD810E" ID-CLB-Dataset="22824" ID-DOI="10.11646/zootaxa.4764.1.1" ID-GBIF-Dataset="55f6b110-0a37-45fe-be1c-34e9a035fe0e" ID-ISSN="1175-5334" ID-Zenodo-Dep="3764923" ID-ZooBank="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:53C5289A-156C-4AF1-B84A-73099A332C05" IM.materialsCitations_approvedBy="felipe" IM.metadata_approvedBy="felipe" IM.taxonomicNames_approvedBy="felipe" checkinTime="1587733789776" checkinUser="carolina" docAuthor="Van Ofwegen, Leen P." docDate="2020" docId="03BCB717230BFFE5FF358258FCE5FCA6" docLanguage="en" docName="zootaxa.4764.1.1.pdf.imf" docOrigin="Zootaxa 4764 (1)" docStyle="DocumentStyle:5EBBA59367AD13919D70D935FA04F6A3.14:Zootaxa.2013-.monograph" docStyleId="5EBBA59367AD13919D70D935FA04F6A3" docStyleName="Zootaxa.2013-.monograph" docStyleVersion="14" docTitle="Litophyton territoryensis Van 2020, sp. nov." docType="treatment" docVersion="8" lastPageNumber="54" masterDocId="FF85CF6F2321FFD0FFA2856EFFC1FFB1" masterDocTitle="The genus Litophyton Forskål, 1775 (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Nephtheidae) from Australia" masterLastPageNumber="131" masterPageNumber="1" pageNumber="43" updateTime="1698837010817" updateUser="ExternalLinkService">
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<mods:title id="9A5934B2F7AB22AB8A01C349EB26F221">The genus Litophyton Forskål, 1775 (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Nephtheidae) from Australia</mods:title>
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<taxonomicName id="4C157D82230BFFFAFF358258FE7DF8E1" ID-CoL="866NH" authority="Van, 2020" authorityName="Van" authorityYear="2020" box="[151,444,1846,1872]" class="Anthozoa" family="Nephtheidae" genus="Litophyton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="territoryensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B961DA13230BFFFAFF358258FE7DF8E1" box="[151,444,1846,1872]" italics="true" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Litophyton territoryensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B961DA13230BFFFAFE618258FDE0F8E1" bold="true" box="[451,545,1846,1872]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2526768230BFFFAFE618258FDE0F8E1" box="[451,545,1846,1872]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<subSubSection id="C30F558A230BFFFAFF358234FEAFF8C5" box="[151,366,1882,1908]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BAA0601230BFFFAFF358234FEAFF8C5" blockId="42.[151,545,1846,1908]" box="[151,366,1882,1908]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">
(
<figureCitation id="132E1A84230BFFFAFF3D8234FF36F8C5" box="[159,247,1882,1908]" captionStart="FIGURE 32" captionStartId="44.[151,250,1246,1271]" captionTargetBox="[156,1436,186,1216]" captionTargetId="figure@44.[151,1436,181,1221]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="FIGURE 32. Lateral views polyp armature of Litophyton species: a, L. acutum n. sp., holotype NTM C4107; b, paratype NTM C3979; c, L. obtusum n. sp., holotype NTM C4164; d. L. territoryensis n. sp., holotype NTM C3187; e, paratype NTM C11170; f, paratype NTM C5651." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764993" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3764993/files/figure.png" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Figs. 32</figureCitation>
d-f, 37-40)
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C30F558A230BFFFEFF3582CFFC4CF89A" lastPageId="46" lastPageNumber="47" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8BAA0601230BFFFEFF3582CFFC4CF89A" blockId="42.[151,1436,1953,2016]" lastBlockId="46.[151,1437,1628,2016]" lastPageId="46" lastPageNumber="47" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">
<emphasis id="B961DA13230BFFFAFF3582CFFEB7F80D" bold="true" box="[151,374,1953,1980]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Material examined</emphasis>
.
<materialsCitation id="3B7D0C5C230BFFFAFE2482CCFE96F851" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="2608549225" collectingDate="1981-10-14" collectionCode="NTM" elevation="1" location="Trepang Bay" municipality="Van Diemen Gulf" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" specimenCode="NTM C3187" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Northern Territory" typeStatus="holotype">
<typeStatus id="54AEB8A3230BFFFAFE2482CCFE2DF80D" box="[390,492,1954,1980]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
<specimenCode id="DBB3AE7A230BFFFAFE5782CCFD4BF80D" box="[501,650,1954,1980]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">NTM C3187</specimenCode>
,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230BFFFAFD3A82CCFCABF80D" box="[664,874,1954,1980]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingMunicipality id="6BCE9C7B230BFFFAFCD582CCFB84F80D" box="[887,1093,1954,1980]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Van Diemen Gulf</collectingMunicipality>
,
<location id="8ECA50DA230BFFFAFBF082CCFB27F80D" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03BCB717230BFFE5FF358258FCE5FCA6:8ECA50DA230BFFFAFBF082CCFB27F80D" box="[1106,1254,1954,1980]" municipality="Van Diemen Gulf" name="Trepang Bay" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" stateProvince="Northern Territory">Trepang Bay</location>
, depth
<quantity id="4CEDABE4230BFFFAFA9982CFFA56F80D" box="[1339,1431,1953,1980]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.25" metricValueMax="1.5" metricValueMin="1.0" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" unit="m" value="1.25" valueMax="1.5" valueMin="1.0">
<elevation id="0038E132230BFFFAFA9982CFFA56F80D" box="[1339,1431,1953,1980]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.25" metricValueMax="1.5" metricValueMin="1.0" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" unit="m" value="1.25" valueMax="1.5" valueMin="1.0">1-1.5 m</elevation>
</quantity>
,
<date id="FFAB20C1230BFFFAFF3582A8FE96F851" box="[151,343,1990,2016]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" value="1981-10-14">
<collectingDate id="EFEFD929230BFFFAFF3582A8FE96F851" box="[151,343,1990,2016]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" value="1981-10-14">14 October 1981</collectingDate>
</date>
</materialsCitation>
;
<typeStatus id="54AEB8A3230BFFFAFEC682A8FE15F851" box="[356,468,1990,2016]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
: NTM C3206-NTM C3208, NTM C3213, PA5,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230BFFFAFC5182A8FB02F851" box="[1011,1219,1990,2016]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Van Diemen Gulf, Trepang Bay, depth
<quantity id="4CEDABE4230DFFFCFEDE80FFFE16FA1D" box="[380,471,1425,1452]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.25" metricValueMax="1.5" metricValueMin="1.0" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" unit="m" value="1.25" valueMax="1.5" valueMin="1.0">1-1.5 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFAB20C1230DFFFCFE4180FCFD65FA1D" box="[483,676,1425,1452]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" value="1981-10-14">14 October 1981</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C3223-NTM C3224,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230DFFFCFB6580FFFA59FA1A" box="[1223,1432,1425,1451]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Van Diemen Gulf, Trepang Bay, depth
<quantity id="4CEDABE4230DFFFCFDEE80DBFD67FA61" box="[588,678,1461,1488]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.75" metricValueMax="6.0" metricValueMin="1.5" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" unit="m" value="3.75" valueMax="6.0" valueMin="1.5">1.5-6 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFAB20C1230DFFFCFD1380DBFCB1FA61" box="[689,880,1461,1488]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" value="1981-10-15">15 October 1981</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C3370, PA11,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230DFFFCFA9580DBFF3AFA42" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Port Essington, Coral Bay, depth
<quantity id="4CEDABE4230DFFFCFDDF80B7FD00FA45" box="[637,705,1497,1524]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.5" metricValueMax="6.0" metricValueMin="5.0" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" unit="m" value="5.5" valueMax="6.0" valueMin="5.0">5-6 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFAB20C1230DFFFCFD6F80B4FC48FA45" box="[717,905,1497,1524]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" value="1981-10-18">18 October 1981</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C3371, NTM C3373, same data as NTM C3370; NTM C3469, NTM C03471, PA14,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230DFFFCFCF08093FBE0F9A6" box="[850,1057,1533,1559]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Sandy Is., No. 2, depth
<quantity id="4CEDABE4230DFFFCFA928090FAB4F9A9" box="[1328,1397,1534,1560]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.5" metricValueMax="8.0" metricValueMin="7.0" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" unit="m" value="7.5" valueMax="8.0" valueMin="7.0">7-8 m</quantity>
;
<date id="FFAB20C1230DFFFCFA228090FEF3F98D" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" value="1981-10-20">20 October 1981</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C3663, PA20;
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230DFFFCFD58834FFC08F98A" box="[762,969,1569,1595]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Table Head, Port Essington, depth
<quantity id="4CEDABE4230DFFFCFAF6834CFA56F98D" box="[1364,1431,1570,1596]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" metricValueMax="4.0" metricValueMin="2.0" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" unit="m" value="3.0" valueMax="4.0" valueMin="2.0">2-4 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFAB20C1230DFFFCFF358328FEE2F9D1" box="[151,291,1606,1632]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" value="1982-05-03">3 May 1982</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C03683, NTM C3686-NTM C3687,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230DFFFCFC53832BFB00F9EE" box="[1009,1217,1605,1631]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Coburg Peninsula, Table Head, PA20, depth
<quantity id="4CEDABE4230DFFFCFE1B8304FE3EF935" box="[441,511,1642,1668]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" metricValueMax="4.0" metricValueMin="2.0" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" unit="m" value="3.0" valueMax="4.0" valueMin="2.0">2-4 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFAB20C1230DFFFCFDA98304FD59F935" box="[523,664,1642,1668]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" value="1982-05-03">3 May 1982</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C3684, PA20,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230DFFFCFBCE8307FAFDF932" box="[1132,1340,1641,1667]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Coburg Peninsula, Table Head, depth
<quantity id="4CEDABE4230DFFFCFE4E83E0FDF3F919" box="[492,562,1678,1704]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" metricValueMax="4.0" metricValueMin="2.0" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" unit="m" value="3.0" valueMax="4.0" valueMin="2.0">2-4 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFAB20C1230DFFFCFDE283E0FD0FF919" box="[576,718,1678,1704]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" value="1982-05-03">3 May 1982</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C03688;
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230DFFFCFBC883E3FAFAF916" box="[1130,1339,1677,1703]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Coburg Peninsula, Table Head,
<quantity id="4CEDABE4230DFFFCFE0583DCFE2EF97D" box="[423,495,1714,1740]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" metricValueMax="4.0" metricValueMin="2.0" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" unit="m" value="3.0" valueMax="4.0" valueMin="2.0">2-4 m</quantity>
;
<date id="FFAB20C1230DFFFCFE5F83DCFD4DF97D" box="[509,652,1714,1740]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" value="1982-05-02">2 May 1982</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C3714-NTM C03715,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230DFFFCFB6483DFFA59F97A" box="[1222,1432,1713,1739]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Port Essington, Table Head, depth
<quantity id="4CEDABE4230DFFFCFDB583BBFD9AF941" box="[535,603,1749,1776]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" metricValueMax="5.0" metricValueMin="3.0" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" unit="m" value="4.0" valueMax="5.0" valueMin="3.0">3-5 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFAB20C1230DFFFCFDC783B8FD2FF941" box="[613,750,1750,1776]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" value="1982-05-04">4 May 1982</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C3743, NTM C3745, NTM C3746, NTM C5231,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230DFFFCFE918397FDC0F8A2" box="[307,513,1785,1811]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Darwin Harbour, Channel Is., Sta RW8528, coral; reef flat LWS,
<date id="FFAB20C1230DFFFCFB798394FA59F8A5" box="[1243,1432,1785,1812]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" value="1985-10-17">17 October 1985</date>
, coll. R. Williams; NTM C5472,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230DFFFCFE5D8273FD0FF886" box="[511,718,1821,1847]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Darwin, East Arm, LWS,
<date id="FFAB20C1230DFFFCFC558270FB00F889" box="[1015,1217,1821,1848]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" value="1987-02-10">10 February 1987</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C5651, Sta. CP70,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230DFFFCFE1A822FFD48F8EA" box="[440,649,1857,1883]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Port Essington, Coral Bay, depth
<quantity id="4CEDABE4230DFFFCFBB3822FFB96F8ED" box="[1041,1111,1857,1884]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" metricValueMax="5.0" metricValueMin="2.0" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" unit="m" value="3.5" valueMax="5.0" valueMin="2.0">2-5 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFAB20C1230DFFFCFBC6822CFA82F8ED" box="[1124,1347,1857,1884]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" value="1985-09-12">12 September 1985</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C5729, Sta. CP78A,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230DFFFCFDF2820BFCE1F8CE" box="[592,800,1893,1919]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Port Essington, Kennedy Bay, depth
<quantity id="4CEDABE4230DFFFCFB6A8208FB34F831" box="[1224,1269,1894,1920]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" unit="m" value="3.0">3 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFAB20C1230DFFFCFAA38208FF13F815" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" value="1985-09-17">17 September 1985</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C11170-NTM C11172, NTM C11174-NTM C11175,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230DFFFCFBC182E7FAF5F812" box="[1123,1332,1929,1955]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Darwin, East Arm, (Nr Boatramp), MLW,
<date id="FFAB20C1230DFFFCFDB782C0FD17F879" box="[533,726,1965,1992]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" value="1991-10-28">28 October 1991</date>
; NTM C2906-NTM C2907,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230DFFFCFBBC82C3FB2FF876" box="[1054,1262,1965,1991]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Darwin, Weed reef,
<quantity id="4CEDABE4230DFFFCFF7182BCFEC2F85D" box="[211,259,2002,2028]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" unit="m" value="4.0">4 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFAB20C1230DFFFCFEB382BCFE6CF85D" box="[273,429,2002,2028]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" value="1984-05-11">11 May 1984</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C3421, PA12,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230DFFFCFC2782BFFB96F85A" box="[901,1111,2001,2027]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Smith reef, depth
<quantity id="4CEDABE4230DFFFCFA8C82BFFAB2F85D" box="[1326,1395,2001,2028]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" metricValueMax="5.0" metricValueMin="3.0" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" unit="m" value="4.0" valueMax="5.0" valueMin="3.0">3-5 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFAB20C1230DFFFEFA2382BCFEEFF9C6" lastPageId="46" lastPageNumber="47" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" value="1981-10-19">19 October 1981</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C3425, same data as NTM C3421; NTM C3451, NTM C3454 PA13,
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, Sandy Is., No. 2, depth
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,
<date id="FFAB20C1230FFFFEFD2983EFFC8BF92A" box="[651,842,1665,1691]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" value="1981-10-20">20 October 1981</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C5687
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230FFFFEFB6A83EFFA59F92A" box="[1224,1432,1665,1691]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Port Essington, Orontes reef, Sta. CP77 depth
<quantity id="4CEDABE4230FFFFEFD3A83CAFD04F971" box="[664,709,1700,1728]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" unit="m" value="5.0">5 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFAB20C1230FFFFEFD6D83CBFC6BF90E" box="[719,938,1700,1727]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" value="1985-09-16">16 September 1985</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C3753, Sta. PA22,
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E3230FFFFEFF3583A7FEA6F952" box="[151,359,1737,1763]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
, Orontes reef,
<date id="FFAB20C1230FFFFEFDA983A6FD54F952" box="[523,661,1736,1764]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" value="1982-05-05">5 May 1982</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C5684, Sta. CP75,
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, Port Essington, Coral Bay, depth
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,
<date id="FFAB20C1230FFFFEFDAD8382FD2AF8B6" box="[527,747,1772,1799]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" value="1985-09-15">15 September 1985</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade; NTM C4617,
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, Arafura Sea, New Year Island,
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,
<date id="FFAB20C1230FFFFEFE52827FFD71F89A" box="[496,688,1809,1835]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" value="1982-10-14">14 October 1982</date>
, coll. P. Alderslade.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B961DA13230AFFFBFF3582F7FEDBF803" bold="true" box="[151,282,1945,1970]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">FIGURE 31</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B961DA13230AFFFBFE8A82F4FE57F803" box="[296,406,1946,1970]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Litophyton</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
type specimens: a,
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<emphasis id="B961DA13230AFFFBFDFD82F4FDACF800" box="[607,621,1946,1969]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">L</emphasis>
.
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</taxonomicName>
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,
</emphasis>
holotype NTM C4107; b, paratype NTM C3979; c,
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<emphasis id="B961DA13230AFFFBFAB182F4FAE0F800" box="[1299,1313,1946,1969]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B961DA13230AFFFBFA8C82F4FA43F803" box="[1326,1410,1946,1970]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">obtusum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B961DA13230AFFFBFA2A82F4FF7AF867" bold="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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,
</emphasis>
holotype NTM C4164.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B961DA13230DFFFCFF3581B0FEDBFB46" bold="true" box="[151,282,1246,1271]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">FIGURE 32</emphasis>
. Lateral views polyp armature of
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<emphasis id="B961DA13230DFFFCFDD781B1FD22FB46" box="[629,739,1247,1271]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Litophyton</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species: a,
<taxonomicName id="4C157D82230DFFFCFCFB818EFC7DFB46" authority="Van, 2020" authorityName="Van" authorityYear="2020" box="[857,956,1248,1271]" class="Anthozoa" family="Nephtheidae" genus="Litophyton" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="acutum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B961DA13230DFFFCFCFB818EFCA6FB46" box="[857,871,1248,1271]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B961DA13230DFFFCFCD1818EFC7DFB46" box="[883,956,1248,1271]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">acutum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B961DA13230DFFFCFC6081B1FBC1FB46" bold="true" box="[962,1024,1247,1271]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2526768230DFFFCFC6081B1FC3AFB46" box="[962,1019,1247,1271]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
holotype NTM C4107; b, paratype NTM C3979; c,
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<emphasis id="B961DA13230DFFFCFF5F806AFECAFAAA" box="[253,267,1284,1307]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B961DA13230DFFFCFEB5806DFEAAFAAA" box="[279,363,1283,1307]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">obtusum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B961DA13230DFFFCFED3806DFE6FFAAA" bold="true" box="[369,430,1283,1307]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2526768230DFFFCFED3806DFE68FAAA" box="[369,425,1283,1307]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
holotype NTM C4164; d.
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<emphasis id="B961DA13230DFFFCFD17806AFC95FAAA" box="[693,852,1284,1307]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">L. territoryensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B961DA13230DFFFCFCFB806DFC56FAAA" bold="true" box="[857,919,1283,1307]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2526768230DFFFCFCFB806DFC53FAAA" box="[857,914,1283,1307]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
holotype NTM C3187; e, paratype NTM C11170; f, paratype NTM C5651.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BAA0601230CFFFDFF3582F7FD58F84B" blockId="45.[151,1437,1945,2042]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
<emphasis id="B961DA13230CFFFDFF3582F7FED9F803" bold="true" box="[151,280,1945,1970]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">FIGURE 33</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B961DA13230CFFFDFE8682F4FE22F800" box="[292,483,1946,1970]" italics="true" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">Litophyton acutum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B961DA13230CFFFDFE4A82F4FDE7F803" bold="true" box="[488,550,1946,1970]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2526768230CFFFDFE4A82F4FDE0F803" box="[488,545,1946,1970]" pageId="45" pageNumber="46" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
holotype NTM C4107; a, abaxial and lateral point spindles; b, tentacle rods; c, polyp stalk rod; d, supporting bundle spindle, partly; e, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk; f-g, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk. Scale at b also applies to c, f; scale at a also applies to d-e, g.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="B961DA13230FFFFEFF35809CFED8F9BA" bold="true" box="[151,281,1522,1547]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">FIGURE 34</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B961DA13230FFFFEFE84809DFE27F9BA" box="[294,486,1523,1547]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Litophyton acutum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B961DA13230FFFFEFE4E809DFDEAF9BA" bold="true" box="[492,555,1523,1547]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2526768230FFFFEFE4E809DFDE7F9BA" box="[492,550,1523,1547]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
holotype NTM C4107; a, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; b-c, spindles of interior base of stalk; d, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindle. Scale at a also applies to c.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="B961DA13230FFFFEFF65825AFE8FF8FE" bold="true" box="[199,334,1844,1871]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Description</emphasis>
. The NTM C3187
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is
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high and
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wide, the stalk is
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long (
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). The polyps are up to
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wide and high, and are grouped in conical catkins.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAA0601230FFFFFFF658210FF10FE91" blockId="46.[151,1437,1628,2016]" lastBlockId="47.[151,1437,153,288]" lastPageId="47" lastPageNumber="48" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">
<emphasis id="B961DA13230FFFFEFF658210FED5F829" bold="true" box="[199,276,1918,1944]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Polyps</emphasis>
. With irregular arrangement of sclerites in points (
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). Abaxial and lateral point sclerites are spindles with spines, the largest present abaxially, up to
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long, laterally they are up to
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long (
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). Adaxially there are no sclerites, only the tentacles have sclerites in this part of the polyp, small rods and scales, up to
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long (
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). The polyp stalk next to the adaxial tentacles has some small almost smooth rods (
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). Supporting bundle sometimes slightly projecting for a maximum distance of
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but mostly not projecting, composed of spindles, up to
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long, with simple tubercles (
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). The spindles that are projecting have a smooth tip (
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B961DA13230EFFFFFF358202FED8F834" bold="true" box="[151,281,1900,1925]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">FIGURE 35</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B961DA13230EFFFFFE848203FE26F834" box="[294,487,1901,1925]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Litophyton acutum</emphasis>
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,
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paratype NTM C3979; a, abaxial point spindles; b, lateral point spindles; c-d, tentacle scales; e, supporting bundle spindles; f-g, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk; h-i, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; j-k, spindles of interior base of stalk; l, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindle. Scale at a also applies to g, i, j, l; scale at b also applies to c, f, h.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B961DA132311FFE0FF3582F7FED8F803" bold="true" box="[151,281,1945,1970]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">FIGURE 36</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B961DA132311FFE0FE8782F4FE2EF803" box="[293,495,1946,1970]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Litophyton obtusum</emphasis>
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,
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holotype NTM C4164; a, abaxial point spindles; b-c, tentacle rods; d, supporting bundle spindle; e, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk; f-g, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; h-i, spindles of interior base of stalk; j, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindle. Scale at a applies also to b, d-e, g, i; scale at c also applies to f.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B961DA132310FFE1FF3582F7FED8F803" bold="true" box="[151,281,1945,1970]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">FIGURE 37</emphasis>
. Type specimens of
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<emphasis id="B961DA132310FFE1FE4A82F4FD25F800" box="[488,740,1946,1970]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Litophyton territoryensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25267682310FFE1FD4882F4FCE2F803" box="[746,803,1946,1970]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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: a, paratype NTM C3213; b, holotype NTM C3187; c, paratype NTM C5651, all natural size.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BAA06012313FFE2FF358218FDE5F84A" blockId="50.[151,1436,1910,2043]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">
<emphasis id="B961DA132313FFE2FF358218FEDBF83E" bold="true" box="[151,282,1910,1935]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">FIGURE 38</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B961DA132313FFE2FE8B8219FDE6F83E" box="[297,551,1911,1935]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Litophyton territoryensis</emphasis>
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,
</emphasis>
holotype NTM C3187; a, abaxial and lateral point spindles; b, tentacle rods and scales; c, polyp stalk rods; d, supporting bundle spindles, one partly; e-f, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk; g-h, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; i-j, spindles of interior base of stalk; k, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindle. Scale at a also applies to d, f, h, i; scale at b also applies to c, e, g.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B961DA132312FFE3FF3582F7FEDBF803" bold="true" box="[151,282,1945,1970]" pageId="51" pageNumber="52">FIGURE 39</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B961DA132312FFE3FE8B82F4FDE6F800" box="[297,551,1946,1970]" italics="true" pageId="51" pageNumber="52">Litophyton territoryensis</emphasis>
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,
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paratype NTM C3213; a, abaxial and lateral point spindles; b, tentacle scales; c, supporting bundle spindle, partly; d, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk; e-f, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; g-i, spindles of interior base of stalk. Scale at a also applies to c-d, f, h; scale at b also applies to e, i.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BAA06012315FFE4FF3582F7FA5AF84B" blockId="52.[151,1437,1945,2042]" pageId="52" pageNumber="53">
<emphasis id="B961DA132315FFE4FF3582F7FEDBF803" bold="true" box="[151,282,1945,1970]" pageId="52" pageNumber="53">FIGURE 40</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B961DA132315FFE4FE8B82F4FDE6F800" box="[297,551,1946,1970]" italics="true" pageId="52" pageNumber="53">Litophyton territoryensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B961DA132315FFE4FD8C82F4FDAFF803" bold="true" box="[558,622,1946,1970]" pageId="52" pageNumber="53">
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,
</emphasis>
paratype NTM C5651; a, abaxial and lateral point spindles; b, tentacle scales; c, supporting bundle spindle; d-e, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk; f-g, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; h-i, spindles of interior base of stalk; j, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindle. Scale at a also applies to c, e, g, i.; scale at b also applies to d, f.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="B961DA132314FFE5FF6585F6FE0EFF02" bold="true" box="[199,463,152,179]" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">Surface layer top stalk</emphasis>
. Capstans and derivatives of capstans,
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long. Spindles and unilaterally spinose spindles are also present, up to
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long, with simple and complex tubercles (
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e-f).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B961DA132314FFE5FF65858EFE1FFF4A" bold="true" box="[199,478,224,251]" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">Surface layer base stalk</emphasis>
. Capstans and derivatives of capstans (
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g-h),
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long. A few spindles and unilaterally spinose spindles are also present, up to
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long, with simple and complex tubercles. The spines of the unilaterally spinose sclerites are very long.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B961DA132314FFE5FF658422FEA3FED6" bold="true" box="[199,354,332,359]" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">Interior stalk</emphasis>
. Spindles, up to
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long (
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i-j), with pointed ends and simple tubercles (
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); several with one or two side branches. Branching occurs more often in the smaller spindles.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAA06012314FFE5FF6584FAFB81FDAA" blockId="53.[151,1437,152,791]" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">
<emphasis id="B961DA132314FFE5FF6584FAFE82FE1E" bold="true" box="[199,323,404,431]" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">Variability</emphasis>
. Only a few specimens have projecting supporting bundle spindles: the
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NTM C3187, NTM C3206, NTM C3471, NTM C3715, and NTM C5472. NTM C3213 (
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,
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) showed much smaller internal stalk spindles, only up to
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long. Many specimens have opaque polyp sclerites, for instance NTM C5651 (
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,
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), which also has rather small internal stalk spindles (
<figureCitation id="132E1A842314FFE5FD5D876EFC9FFDAA" box="[767,862,512,539]" captionStart="FIGURE 40" captionStartId="52.[151,250,1945,1970]" captionTargetBox="[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetId="figure@52.[178,1409,181,1919]" captionTargetPageId="52" captionText="FIGURE 40. Litophyton territoryensis n. sp., paratype NTM C5651; a, abaxial and lateral point spindles; b, tentacle scales; c, supporting bundle spindle; d-e, sclerites of surface layer top of stalk; f-g, sclerites of surface layer base of stalk; h-i, spindles of interior base of stalk; j, tuberculation of interior base stalk spindle. Scale at a also applies to c, e, g, i.; scale at b also applies to d, f." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3765009" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3765009/files/figure.png" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">Fig. 40h</figureCitation>
), alike NTM C3213.
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<emphasis id="B961DA132314FFE5FF65874BFE8AFD8E" bold="true" box="[199,331,549,575]" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">Etymology.</emphasis>
Named after the
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.
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<subSubSection id="C30F558A2314FFE5FF658726FDF3FDD3" box="[199,562,584,611]" pageId="53" pageNumber="54" type="distribution">
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<emphasis id="B961DA132314FFE5FF658726FE94FDD2" bold="true" box="[199,341,584,611]" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">Distribution</emphasis>
.
<collectingRegion id="49D1C8E32314FFE5FEC18726FDECFDD3" box="[355,557,584,610]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C30F558A2314FFE5FF658703FCE5FCA6" pageId="53" pageNumber="54" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BAA06012314FFE5FF658703FBF9FD7E" blockId="53.[151,1437,152,791]" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">
<emphasis id="B961DA132314FFE5FF658703FEF3FD36" bold="true" box="[199,306,621,647]" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">Remarks</emphasis>
. The small polyp stalk rods are often not visible, probably due to contraction of the polyps, which also makes it difficult to see whether the adaxial polyp sclerites are lacking. The polyp arrangement of NTM C11170 is depicted as this specimen best shows the absence of adaxial point sclerites (
<figureCitation id="132E1A842314FFE5FC6C87DAFBEDFD7E" box="[974,1068,692,719]" captionStart="FIGURE 32" captionStartId="44.[151,250,1246,1271]" captionTargetBox="[156,1436,186,1216]" captionTargetId="figure@44.[151,1436,181,1221]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="FIGURE 32. Lateral views polyp armature of Litophyton species: a, L. acutum n. sp., holotype NTM C4107; b, paratype NTM C3979; c, L. obtusum n. sp., holotype NTM C4164; d. L. territoryensis n. sp., holotype NTM C3187; e, paratype NTM C11170; f, paratype NTM C5651." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3764993" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3764993/files/figure.png" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">Fig. 32e</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="8BAA06012314FFE5FF6587B7FCE5FCA6" blockId="53.[151,1437,152,791]" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">
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<emphasis id="B961DA132314FFE5FF6587B7FF16FD43" box="[199,215,729,754]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B961DA132314FFE5FF4687B7FEF7FD43" box="[228,310,729,754]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">acutum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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,
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<emphasis id="B961DA132314FFE5FE0287B7FE71FD43" box="[416,432,729,754]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B961DA132314FFE5FE1F87B6FDDDFD43" box="[445,540,728,754]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">obtusum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<emphasis id="B961DA132314FFE5FD1687B7FD05FD43" box="[692,708,729,754]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B961DA132314FFE5FD7387B7FCA9FD43" box="[721,872,729,754]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">territoryensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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all have unilaterally spinose sclerites with long spines. The differences are discussed with
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<emphasis id="B961DA132314FFE5FD0F8793FD7CFCA7" box="[685,701,765,790]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B961DA132314FFE5FD698793FCDCFCA7" box="[715,797,765,790]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">acutum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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