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28, pl.4, fig. 1113.
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Material examined.
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NHM B969, “Brategg” Expedition, “Tromso-Tral 2”,
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, Burdwood Bank, SubAntarctic,
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Fragment of a colony (
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A), probably a main side branch, of
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in total height and about
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in width, with simple branchlets (
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B) up to
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in length arising all around the branch forming a bottlebrush shape. Axis brown. Main side branch basal axis diameter
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. Main stem basal axis diameter
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.
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Polyps (
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) on branchlets in whorls of 3, 45 whorls per cm, directed upwards. Polyps relatively elongate, slightly clavate, about
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in height and
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in diameter. Polyp body with eight complete longitudinal rows of scales, those in adaxial rows slightly smaller. About 67 scales in each adaxial row (
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A) and 1213 scales on each abaxial row (
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B, 10C). Adaxial rows slightly disorganized basally, but without any reduction in number of rows (
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Accessory operculars (
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A) eight in number,
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in width, more or less triangular and pointed. Proximal inner surface tuberculate, covering about 2050% of their length, distal inner surface smooth. Outer surface quite granular with several warts on the most proximal portion. Basal margin with digitate processes.
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Opercular scales (
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B) eight in number,
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in width, more or less triangular or oval shaped. Proximal inner surface tuberculate, covering around half of their length, distal surface smooth without keel or thorn. Proximal outer surface granular with several warts on the most proximal part, distal portion quite smooth. Basal margin often with long digitate processes, free margin entire laterally but digitate apically.
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Marginal scales (
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C) eight in number,
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in height and
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in width, broad, oval shaped. Proximal inner surface tuberculate, covering up to 80% of the length, distal inner surface smooth, without keel or thorn. Outer surface granular, most proximal part with several warts. Basal margin with long digitate processes, free margin entire laterally but digitate apically.
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Body scales (
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A) more-or-less oval to fan shape,
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in height and
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in width. Inner surface almost completely tuberculate, outer surface granular with several warts on the most proximal part. Free margin as in marginal scales.
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Coenenchymal sclerites (
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B) in two layers: outer layer with round, oval-shaped sclerites,
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in maximum length, inner surface tuberculate, outer surface granular or smooth, free margin entire or scalloped; inner layer with irregular tuberculate sclerites,
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC24FFD7FF375B9CFD5C8B80" bold="true" box="[197,745,1927,1953]" pageId="9" pageNumber="57">Geographic and bathymetric distribution.</emphasis>
At present,
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC24FFD7FC735B93FBC28B80" box="[897,1143,1928,1953]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="57">Digitogorgia brochi</emphasis>
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, has only been reported from Burdwood Bank, SubAntarctic (
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), at a depth of
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8BB536B1BC27FFD4FF655BA0FE278BD3" blockId="10.[151,1435,1979,2035]" pageId="10" pageNumber="58">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC27FFD4FF655BA0FEAC8BF2" bold="true" box="[151,281,1979,2003]" pageId="10" pageNumber="58">FIGURE 8.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC27FFD4FEED5BA0FE418BF3" box="[287,500,1979,2002]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="58">Digitogorgia brochi</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC27FFD4FE085BA0FDFA8BF2" bold="true" box="[506,591,1979,2003]" pageId="10" pageNumber="58">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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, holotype (NHM B969):
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC27FFD4FCAE5BA0FCDA8BF2" bold="true" box="[860,879,1979,2003]" pageId="10" pageNumber="58">A</emphasis>
, whole colony, photo: Åse Wilhelmsen NHM, Oslo;
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC27FFD4FF655BC0FF1C8BD2" bold="true" box="[151,169,2011,2035]" pageId="10" pageNumber="58">B</emphasis>
, detail of a branchlet.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BB536B1BC26FFD5FF6559EAFED48A09" blockId="11.[151,1436,1521,1576]" pageId="11" pageNumber="59">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC26FFD5FF6559EAFEAC8A28" bold="true" box="[151,281,1521,1545]" pageId="11" pageNumber="59">FIGURE 9.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC26FFD5FEED59EAFE408A29" box="[287,501,1521,1544]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="59">Digitogorgia brochi</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A24D57D8BC26FFD5FE0959EAFDE48A28" box="[507,593,1521,1545]" pageId="11" pageNumber="59" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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, holotype (NHM B969):
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC26FFD5FCAD59EAFCC78A28" bold="true" box="[863,882,1521,1545]" pageId="11" pageNumber="59">A</emphasis>
, whorl of polyps, oral view, stereo pair;
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC26FFD5FAD059EAFA818A28" bold="true" box="[1314,1332,1521,1545]" pageId="11" pageNumber="59">B</emphasis>
, whorl of polyps, stereo pair.
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<subSubSection id="C310653ABC26FFD5FF375A4DFE0A8AB7" pageId="11" pageNumber="59" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BB536B1BC26FFD5FF375A4DFE0A8AB7" blockId="11.[151,1437,1622,2022]" pageId="11" pageNumber="59">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC26FFD5FF375A4DFEE98A51" bold="true" box="[197,348,1622,1648]" pageId="11" pageNumber="59">Etymology.</emphasis>
This species is dedicated to Hjalmar Broch, in recognition of his contribution to our knowledge of octocorals.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C310653ABC26FFD1FF345ABAFBA88E50" lastPageId="15" lastPageNumber="63" pageId="11" pageNumber="59" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BB536B1BC26FFD5FF345ABAFEBF8B57" blockId="11.[151,1437,1622,2022]" pageId="11" pageNumber="59">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC26FFD5FF345ABAFE8A8A9A" bold="true" box="[198,319,1697,1723]" pageId="11" pageNumber="59">Remarks.</emphasis>
The present material was initially identified by
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as
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC26FFD5FBDD5ABAFAB78A9B" box="[1071,1282,1697,1722]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="59">Thouarella brucei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. This author had already found differences in the shape of the opercular and marginal scales between his specimen and the original description of Thomsons and Ritchies species. Nevertheless, he attributed those differences to a possible contamination in Thomsons and Ritchies sample, and placed his specimen in
<taxonomicName id="4C0A4D32BC26FFD5FB645B0AFB4B8B0B" box="[1174,1278,1809,1834]" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="11" pageNumber="59" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="brucei">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC26FFD5FB645B0AFB4B8B0B" box="[1174,1278,1809,1834]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="59">T. brucei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. But it seems that Broch never saw any
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specimens of
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC26FFD5FD375B2CFC818B71" box="[709,820,1847,1872]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="59">T. brucei</emphasis>
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, as he only mentions the original description and drawings.
</paragraph>
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The present study of a single specimen identified by Broch as
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC26FFD5FC425B9AFB328BBB" box="[944,1159,1921,1946]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="59">Thouarella brucei</emphasis>
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from Burdwood Bank, and deposited at the NHM, shows a set of characters that is clearly different from that of the
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material of
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC26FFD5FF655BD7FEB58BC4" box="[151,256,1996,2021]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="59">T. brucei</emphasis>
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. This set of characters is: the polyps are arranged in whorls of three, the number of scales on each abaxial row is about 12 and distinct opercular and marginal scales are without a keel, while in
<taxonomicName id="4C0A4D32BC22FFD1FAF75C83FADA8C90" box="[1285,1391,152,177]" class="Anthozoa" family="Primnoidae" genus="Thouarella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="15" pageNumber="63" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="brucei">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC22FFD1FAF75C83FADA8C90" box="[1285,1391,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="63">T. brucei</emphasis>
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the polyps are singly placed in spirals around branchlets, the number of scales on each abaxial row is about 5 and opercular and marginal scales present a strong keel on their inner surface.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BB536B1BC21FFD2FF655BA9FE648BC8" blockId="12.[151,1436,1970,2026]" pageId="12" pageNumber="60">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC21FFD2FF655BA9FE938BEB" bold="true" box="[151,294,1970,1994]" pageId="12" pageNumber="60">FIGURE 10.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC21FFD2FEDE5BA9FDB78BE8" box="[300,514,1970,1993]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="60">Digitogorgia brochi</emphasis>
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, holotype (NHM B969):
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC21FFD2FC9E5BA9FCCA8BEB" bold="true" box="[876,895,1970,1994]" pageId="12" pageNumber="60">A</emphasis>
, polyps, adaxial view, stereo pair;
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, polyp, lateral view;
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC21FFD2FF2B5BC9FF598BCB" bold="true" box="[217,236,2002,2026]" pageId="12" pageNumber="60">C</emphasis>
, polyp, abaxial view.
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<paragraph id="8BB536B1BC20FFD3FF655BB5FDFD8BC4" blockId="13.[151,1436,1966,2022]" pageId="13" pageNumber="61">
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC20FFD3FF655BB5FE938BE7" bold="true" box="[151,294,1966,1990]" pageId="13" pageNumber="61">FIGURE 11.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC20FFD3FEDC5BB4FDB28BE7" box="[302,519,1967,1990]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="61">Digitogorgia brochi</emphasis>
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, holotype (NHM B969):
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC20FFD3FC8B5BB5FC398BE7" bold="true" box="[889,908,1966,1990]" pageId="13" pageNumber="61">A</emphasis>
, accessory opercular scales;
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC20FFD3FB355BB5FB6C8BE7" bold="true" box="[1223,1241,1966,1990]" pageId="13" pageNumber="61">B</emphasis>
, opercular scales;
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC20FFD3FF655BD5FF1F8BC7" bold="true" box="[151,170,1998,2022]" pageId="13" pageNumber="61">C</emphasis>
, marginal scales. inner surface view.
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC23FFD0FF655B77FE9C8BA5" bold="true" box="[151,297,1900,1924]" pageId="14" pageNumber="62">FIGURE 12.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC23FFD0FEC35B76FDBE8BA5" box="[305,523,1901,1924]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="62">Digitogorgia brochi</emphasis>
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, holotype (NHM B969):
<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC23FFD0FC705B77FC208BA5" bold="true" box="[898,917,1900,1924]" pageId="14" pageNumber="62">A</emphasis>
, body scales;
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, coenenchymal scales,
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, scales from inner layer. inner surface view.
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Brochs specimen, described above, has a bottlebrush colony shape, the scales are not reduced in the adaxial rows, there are eight marginal scales, without a keel, folding over the operculars and there are distinct, distal, pointed processes in opercular, marginal and body scales. Due to these characters it should be included in the genus
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC22FFD1FEDE5D63FE718DB0" box="[300,452,376,401]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="63">Digitogorgia</emphasis>
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, as
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC22FFD1FE0B5D63FD518DB0" box="[505,740,376,401]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="63">Digitogorgia brochi</emphasis>
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Till now the genus
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC22FFD1FE475D86FDE08D97" box="[437,597,413,438]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="63">Digitogorgia</emphasis>
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only included one species,
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC22FFD1FC5F5D86FB518D97" box="[941,1252,413,438]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="63">Digitogorgia kuekenthali</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC22FFD1FB0F5D86FEAB8DFA" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="63">Digitogorgia kuekenthali</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B97EEAA3BC22FFD1FEA45DD9FE708DFA" box="[342,453,450,475]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="63">D. brochi</emphasis>
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differ in the number of scales in the abaxial row (8-9 scales in the former and
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the later), in the shape of the accessory opercular scales (more pointed in the former), the operculars (more elongate and multi-digitate in the former), and the marginals (with more developed and pointed processes in the latter). In general, the proximal, long processes in both polyp and coenenchymal sclerites and the presence of tubercles on the proximal outer surface are more pronounced in
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.
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