Soft corals, sea fans, gorgonians (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) and black and wire corals (Ceriantipatharia: Antipatharia) from submarine caves in Hong Kong with a checklist of local species and a description of a new species of Paraminabea Author Lam, Katherine Author Morton, Brian text Journal of Natural History 2008 2008-03-31 42 9 - 12 749 780 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701862708 journal article 10.1080/00222930701862708 1464-5262 4666635 Echinogorgia japonica Aurivillius, 1931 Echinogorgia japonica Aurivillius, 1931: 185–188 , pl. IV, 2a, b Description Light brown colony spreading in one plane with swollen tipped branches arising at approximately right angles from it. Thick coenenchyme covered by polyps that are slightly verruciform. Calyx covers the retracted anthocodium. Verruca covered by spicules of true Echinogorgia type , that is, exterior portion foliaceous comprising several leaves with dentate margins and a basal portion for attachment. These sclerites are of 0.5 mm x 0.5 mm . Axis yellow. Type locality Hirudo Sound, Japan . Distribution Japan , Hong Kong . Remarks Two specimens were collected from Steep Island Cave. Sizes were 80 mm × 78 mm and 45 mm × 30 mm . This species is a new record for Hong Kong .