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The
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consists of a single branch (
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). The branchlets are mostly simple (some secondary, and even tertiary branching), the longest being
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, arranged around the main stem in at least 4 directions, in a bottlebrush formation.
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The polyps are large,
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high, and isolated on branches and branchlets at wide intervals of 711 per cm. They are inclined at 60˚ and distally flared with splayed marginals (
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). Each polyp has 67 scales in the abaxial row (
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) and 7 longitudinal rows reducing to 4 at the polyp base. Scales of 4 categories cover each polyp: 8 operculars, 8 marginals, pointed submarginals and a variable number of body-wall scales.
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, holotype, NHM89.5.27.54: a) 12 cm colony; b) lateral polyp view; c) abaxial polyp view; d) stereo opercular view.
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, holotype, NHM89.5.27.54: a,df) inner and b,c,g) outer surface of opercular scales; h) inner and i,j) outer surface of marginal scales—the lateral and distal edges of j are eroded; k,l) inner and m,n) outer surface of submarginal scales; oq) outer and r,s) inner surface of body-wall scales; t) coenenchymal scales—inner surface on top right and bottom three right scales, remainder show the outer surface.
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The tips of the operculars meet in an apex to form a cone. The operculars are lanceolate, or isosceles triangleshape with a squared proximal edge (
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), to arrowhead shape (
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; although sometimes they have a rounded distal edge,
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). They are 270770 µm high (average 540 µm) and 200410 µm wide (average 310 µm), with a H:W of 1.22.1 (average 1.7). They have a single, large simple keel on the inner surface that is sometimes channelled with small lateral striations running parallel (
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). The proximal half to third of the inner surface is tuberculate; the outer surface is longitudinally concave towards the distal edge and there are sparse granules and occasional fine striations in a radial pattern from the proximal area.
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Marginals are 510830 µm high (average 730 µm), 490600 µm wide (average 530 µm), with a H:W of 1.01.6 (average 1.4). They have a broad angular base (
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) and a central triangular distal projection (
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). The inner scale surface is keeled, the keel having a single channel running longitudinally from the scale centre. There are 23 ridges parallel to the keel (more developed than in operculars) and tubercules cover the proximal area with a smooth band distally that has infrequent small ridges perpendicular to distal edge. The outer marginal surface has rows of granules radiating from the centre of the scale.
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Generally there are 2 circlets of abaxial and lateral submarginals; the submarginals have a pointed distal edge (
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) and a reduced keel on the inner surface (
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). The adaxial submarginals have a more rounded distal edge, more typical of body-wall scales (
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). Submarginals are wider than marginals, 550690 µm (average 610 µm), 450620 µm high (average 540 µm), with a H:W of 0.81.0 (average 0.9). The inner surface is tuberculate and the outer surface has sparse granules sometimes spread radially towards distal edges (
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Fig.
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Body-wall scales are elliptical to circular (
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) and similar in size to submarginal scales; their distal edge curves gently away from the polyp body. The inner surface is covered in tubercles and the outer surface with sparse granules; the proximal edge can also be covered in tubercles. The distal edges of all sclerites of this species are finely serrate; the proximal edges are irregularly lobate.
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Coenenchymal scales are oval to round or angular in shape (
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Fig.
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), 100200 µm long or wide, with very sparse, irregular, granules on the outer surface; the inner surface is tuberculate.
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Colonies of
<taxonomicName id="A19F22F2FFA5FFCBFEBFAF94FD9B0A9B" authorityName="Cairns &amp; Bayer" authorityYear="2009" box="[290,625,1253,1277]" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="variety" species="variabilis" variety="brevispinosa">
<emphasis id="54EB8563FFA5FFCBFEBFAF94FE430A9B" box="[290,425,1253,1277]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">T. variabilis</emphasis>
var.
<emphasis id="54EB8563FFA5FFCBFE7EAF97FD9B0A9B" box="[483,625,1253,1277]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">brevispinosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have larger polyps with more scales in the abaxial row than those of
<taxonomicName id="A19F22F2FFA5FFCBFA1AAF94FEE80B46" authorityName="Kukenthal" authorityYear="1912" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="variabilis">
<emphasis id="54EB8563FFA5FFCBFA1AAF94FEE80B46" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">T. variabilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The former also has sparser branching and taller operculars with a more complete opercular cone than the latter. We thus propose this variety to be elevated to species rank, namely
<taxonomicName id="A19F22F2FFA5FFCBFC66AE5EFAE10B22" authorityName="Wright and Studer" authorityYear="1889" box="[1019,1291,1324,1348]" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="brevispinosa">
<emphasis id="54EB8563FFA5FFCBFC66AE5EFAE10B22" box="[1019,1291,1324,1348]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Thouarella brevispinosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="66205971FFA5FFCBFF5AAE3DFC0B0BED" blockId="32.[151,1438,1217,1773]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
The polyps of
<taxonomicName id="A19F22F2FFA5FFCBFEF5AE22FDFE0B01" authorityName="Wright and Studer" authorityYear="1889" box="[360,532,1359,1383]" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="brevispinosa">
<emphasis id="54EB8563FFA5FFCBFEF5AE22FDFE0B01" box="[360,532,1359,1383]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">T. brevispinosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are distally flared and a similar size to the polyps of
<taxonomicName id="A19F22F2FFA5FFCBFBFDAE22FB1A0B01" authorityName="Cairns &amp; Bayer" authorityYear="2009" box="[1120,1264,1360,1383]" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="antarctica">
<emphasis id="54EB8563FFA5FFCBFBFDAE22FB1A0B01" box="[1120,1264,1360,1383]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">T. antarctica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(comparison is made previously),
<taxonomicName id="A19F22F2FFA5FFCBFEF5AE06FE240BED" authorityName="Kukenthal" authorityYear="1907" box="[360,462,1396,1419]" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="striata">
<emphasis id="54EB8563FFA5FFCBFEF5AE06FE240BED" box="[360,462,1396,1419]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">T. striata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="A19F22F2FFA5FFCBFD91AE06FD9A0BED" authorityName="Wright and Studer" authorityYear="1889" box="[524,624,1395,1419]" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="affinis">
<emphasis id="54EB8563FFA5FFCBFD91AE06FD9A0BED" box="[524,624,1395,1419]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">T. affinis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
which are thus compared below.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="66205971FFA5FFCBFF5AAEE4FE140B93" blockId="32.[151,1438,1217,1773]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
The polyps of
<taxonomicName id="A19F22F2FFA5FFCBFEFAAEE5FE220BC8" authorityName="Wright and Studer" authorityYear="1889" box="[359,456,1430,1454]" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="affinis">
<emphasis id="54EB8563FFA5FFCBFEFAAEE5FE220BC8" box="[359,456,1430,1454]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">T. affinis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have a similar number of scales in the abaxial row as those of
<emphasis id="54EB8563FFA5FFCBFBE2AEE5FAC50BC8" box="[1151,1327,1430,1454]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
<taxonomicName id="A19F22F2FFA5FFCBFBE2AEE5FAC10BC8" authorityName="Wright and Studer" authorityYear="1889" box="[1151,1323,1430,1454]" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="brevispinosa">T. brevispinosa</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
however, the majority of polyps in the latter have taller marginals that are more acutely elongate than the former, whose marginals are modestly pointed.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="66205971FFA5FFCBFF5AAD72FC4008E5" blockId="32.[151,1438,1217,1773]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
The size and shape of the marginals of polyps of
<taxonomicName id="A19F22F2FFA5FFCBFD61AD73FC4D087F" authorityName="Wright and Studer" authorityYear="1889" box="[764,935,1537,1561]" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="brevispinosa">
<emphasis id="54EB8563FFA5FFCBFD61AD73FC4D087F" box="[764,935,1537,1561]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">T. brevispinosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="A19F22F2FFA5FFCBFC7CAD73FBAC087E" authorityName="Kukenthal" authorityYear="1907" box="[993,1094,1537,1560]" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="striata">
<emphasis id="54EB8563FFA5FFCBFC7CAD73FBAC087E" box="[993,1094,1537,1560]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">T. striata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are very similar, however the inner surface of the marginals of the latter have robust striations flanking the keel whereas the former have fine striations. Sclerites of
<taxonomicName id="A19F22F2FFA5FFCBFE12AD3BFE190839" authorityName="Kukenthal" authorityYear="1907" box="[399,499,1608,1632]" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="striata">
<emphasis id="54EB8563FFA5FFCBFE12AD3BFE190839" box="[399,499,1608,1632]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">T. striata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are thick; those of
<taxonomicName id="A19F22F2FFA5FFCBFD55AD3BFC9B0806" authorityName="Wright and Studer" authorityYear="1889" box="[712,881,1608,1632]" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="brevispinosa">
<emphasis id="54EB8563FFA5FFCBFD55AD3BFC9B0806" box="[712,881,1608,1632]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">T. brevispinosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are more delicate. Also, tubercles on the scales
<emphasis id="54EB8563FFA5FFCBFA1BAD3AFF1108E5" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
of
<taxonomicName id="A19F22F2FFA5FFCBFF0AAD1EFF1108E5" authorityName="Kukenthal" authorityYear="1907" box="[151,251,1644,1667]" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="striata">T. striata</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
are more densely arranged and the polyps tend to be smaller.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="66205971FFA5FFCBFF5AADFCFF04088B" blockId="32.[151,1438,1217,1773]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">
The polyps of
<taxonomicName id="A19F22F2FFA5FFCBFEF0ADFDFDF208C0" authorityName="Wright and Studer" authorityYear="1889" box="[365,536,1678,1702]" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="brevispinosa">
<emphasis id="54EB8563FFA5FFCBFEF0ADFDFDF208C0" box="[365,536,1678,1702]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">T. brevispinosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have fewer scales in the abaxial row than those of
<taxonomicName id="A19F22F2FFA5FFCBFBFCADFDFB0D08C0" authorityName="Wright &amp; Studer" authorityYear="1889" box="[1121,1255,1678,1702]" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="32" pageNumber="33" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="koellikeri">
<emphasis id="54EB8563FFA5FFCBFBFCADFDFB0D08C0" box="[1121,1255,1678,1702]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">T. koellikeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and the abaxial marginals are taller and wider, creating a more flared polyp shape whereas the polyps of the latter are smaller and clavate.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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