Two New Species of Chrysopathes (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia) from the Western Atlantic
Author
Loiola, Laia
text
Zootaxa
2008
1707
49
59
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.180916
0f19e866-0cc7-4c9b-adc9-98786b266126
1175-5326
180916
Chrysopathes
Opresko 2003
Diagnosis
. Primary pinnules arranged in six rows and also in alternating biserial groups of three pinnules each. In each group of three, lateral pinnule more distal than anterior or posterior pinnule. Subpinnules confined to anterior primary pinnules or present on lateral and posterior primaries as well. Subpinnules arranged irregularly, alternately, or in subopposite pairs. Secondary pinnules usually shorter than primary pinnules.
Type
species
.
Chrysopathes formosa
Opresko 2003
.
Remarks
. Although the younger parts of colonies may have only four rows of primary pinnules, the typical condition in this genus is six rows. The primary pinnules in the anterior-most rows (corresponding to the side of the corallum on which the polyps occur) are usually those showing the greatest subpinnulation, although in some species subpinnules also occur on the other primaries.
Species assigned to
Chrysopathes
. Five species:
C
.
formosa
Opresko 2003
,
C
.
speciosa
Opresko 2003
,
C
.
gracilis
Opresko 2005
,
C
.
oligocrada
new species
and
C
.
micracantha
new species
.
Distribution
. Three species of this genus are known from the Pacific (
C
.
formosa
,
C
.
speciosa
, and
C
.
gracilis
), and two from the western Atlantic (
C
.
oligocrada
and
C
.
micracantha
).