The order Zoantharia Rafinesque, 1815 (Cnidaria, Anthozoa: Hexacorallia): supraspecific classification and nomenclature
Author
Low, Martyn E. Y.
Lee Kong Chian Museum of Natural History, National University of Singapore, 2 Conservatory Drive, Singapore 117377, Republic of Singapore & former address: Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa 903 - 0213, Japan
Author
Sinniger, Frederic
Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, 3422 Sesoko, Motobu, Okinawa 905 - 0227, Japan
Author
Reimer, James Davis
Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology (MISE) Laboratory, Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa 903 - 0213, Japan; and Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa 903 - 0213, Japan
jreimer@sci.u-ryukyu.ac.jp
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ZooKeys
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2016-12-14
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.641.10346
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.641.10346
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Abyssoanthus Reimer & Fujiwara, in Reimer, Sinniger, Fujiwara, Hirano & Maruyama, 2007
Abyssoanthus
Reimer & Fujiwara, in Reimer, Sinniger, Fujiwara, Hirano & Maruyama, 2007: 258.
Type species.
Abyssoanthus nankaiensis
Reimer & Fujiwara, in Reimer, Sinniger, Fujiwara, Hirano & Maruyama, 2007, by original designation and monotypy.
Gender.
Masculine.
Diagnosis.
As for family above.
Remarks.
Two species known, both from waters around Japan. There may be additional species from the Mediterranean, in non-chemosynthetic environments (
Sinniger et al. 2010b
).