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The species name is a combination of the Latin
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; Oceans Survey 2020 exped.; stn TAN0906/134;
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; Oceans Survey 2020 exped.; stn TAN0906/38;
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; Oceans Survey 2020 exped.; stn TAN0906/181;
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; Oceans Survey 2020 exped.; stn TAN0906/126;
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; Oceans Survey 2020 exped.; stn TAN0906/132;
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(
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The
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is yellow-orange (ethanol-preserved), attached to a sponge fragment, and measures
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tall by
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wide (
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). Three primary lobes emerge from a basal stalk, which is ~
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in height, and these each divide into several small lobules. The base of the colony forms a short membrane which partially encrusts the sponge substrate. Polyps grow all over the surface of the colony but are concentrated towards lobe tips and are rare on the basal membrane. Polyps are white,
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tall when expanded, with colourless collaret and points (
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).
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5375C67D0612054C95BF88F" bold="true" box="[272,378,1820,1846]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Sclerites</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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Points are composed of slender, warty spindles (~
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long) and thorny clubs distally (~
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long) (
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). Proximally, the spindles become larger and more crescentic (~
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long), transitioning into a transverse orientation and merging with the collaret, which is six to ten rows deep (
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,
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). The tentacles contain irregular warty, scale-like forms, often slightly to distinctly crescentic (~
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long) (
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). The polyp neck contains some tuberculate to warty spindles (~
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long) (
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). The polyp mounds and the lobe surface both contain clubs with thorny and leaf-like processes (~
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long and up to ~
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wide) (
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), but the latter also contains some spiny spindle-like forms and radiates (~
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long). The surface of the base contains various radiates as well as some clubs and spheroids (~
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long) (
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). The interior of the lobes contains slender spindles (~
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long) with branching processes and/or complex tubercles, as well as radiates (~
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long) (
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). The interior of the base contains similar sclerites, but the spindles tend to be smaller (~
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long) and the radiates larger (~
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long) (
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5365C66D19420FAC912F875" bold="true" box="[229,307,1970,1996]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Fig. 5.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5365C66D04B20FBCA1CF875" box="[314,573,1971,1996]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Kotatea amicispongia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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, holotype (NIWA 156312), SEMs of sclerites.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5365C66D46C20FACD13F875" bold="true" box="[1309,1330,1970,1996]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">A</emphasis>
. Collaret and points.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5365C66D002209EC9A4F849" bold="true" box="[371,389,2006,2032]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">B</emphasis>
. Distal points.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5365C66D34F209DCA70F856" bold="true" box="[574,593,2005,2031]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">C</emphasis>
. Tentacles.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5365C66D390209ECAD4F849" bold="true" box="[737,757,2006,2032]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">D</emphasis>
. Polyp neck.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5365C66D2EC209ECB8EF849" bold="true" box="[925,943,2006,2032]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">E</emphasis>
. Polyp mound.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5365C66D501209ECCA1F849" bold="true" box="[1136,1152,2006,2032]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">F</emphasis>
. Lobe surface.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5365C66D44C209DCD73F856" bold="true" box="[1341,1362,2005,2031]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">G</emphasis>
. Lobe interior.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5355C65D1922573C948FDEC" bold="true" box="[227,361,571,597]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Variability</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD73613B5355C65D1922520C9CDFD50" blockId="14.[227,1439,616,745]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
All specimens are very similar, both in colony form and sclerite composition, varying only slightly in colour (note that all specimens are ethanol-preserved), colony size, the extent of the basal membrane (
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) and in sclerite size ranges, although the latter fell within the ranges described for the
<typeStatus id="54D388B1B5355C65D44925E4CDBEFD7F" box="[1336,1439,684,710]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
in all cases (
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).
</paragraph>
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<heading id="D09F817FB5355C65D1922446C9A8FC91" bold="true" box="[227,393,782,808]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" reason="3">
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5355C65D1922446C9A8FC91" bold="true" box="[227,393,782,808]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Comparisons</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD73613B5355C65D1922474CAC3FC66" blockId="14.[226,1436,828,992]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
In growth form and sclerite morphology,
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is most similar to
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5355C65D5882475CDBAFCEF" box="[1273,1435,829,854]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">K. aurantiaca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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and
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5355C65D09A2417CA52FCC1" box="[491,627,863,888]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">K. teorowai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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, and to a lesser extent resembles
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5355C65D5D72417CD69FCC1" box="[1190,1352,862,888]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">K. kapotaiora</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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and
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5355C65D0F124C9CA23FC23" box="[384,514,896,922]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">K. raekura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(in growth form only).
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5355C65D25824C9CC0EFC23" box="[809,1071,897,922]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Kotatea amicispongia</emphasis>
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is easily distinguishable from
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5355C65D19224EBC973FC05" box="[227,338,930,956]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">K. lobata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22F577AB5355C65D02A24EACA33FC05" box="[347,530,930,956]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rank="species">gen. et sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5355C65D35024EBCB3FFC05" box="[545,798,930,956]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">K. kurakootingotingo</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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and
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5355C65D56924EBCC54FC05" box="[1048,1141,931,956]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">K. niwa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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by these species more robustly lobed growth forms.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5355C65D192209AC912F855" bold="true" box="[227,307,2002,2028]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Fig. 6.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5355C65D04C209BCA63F855" box="[317,578,2003,2028]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Kotatea amicispongia</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22F577AB5355C65D33D209BCB27F854" box="[588,774,2003,2029]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rank="species">gen. et sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype (NIWA 156312), SEMs of sclerites.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5355C65D44C209ACD73F855" bold="true" box="[1341,1362,2002,2028]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">A</emphasis>
. Base surface.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5355C65D03720BEC97BF7A9" bold="true" box="[326,346,2038,2064]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">B</emphasis>
. Base interior.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5355C65D37D20BDCA00F7B6" bold="true" box="[524,545,2037,2063]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">C</emphasis>
. Polyps (in situ).
</paragraph>
</caption>
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All specimens of
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5345C64D0B92678CAF3FEF0" box="[456,722,304,329]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Kotatea amicispongia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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markedly differ from all specimens of
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5345C64D192261BC9A6FED5" box="[227,391,339,364]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">K. aurantiaca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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in possessing far larger (and more abundant) clubs in their points (up to
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long vs ~
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long, compare
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and
<figureCitation id="13532A96B5345C64D2FE263DCB93FE36" box="[911,946,373,399]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="20.[227,270,1963,1989]" captionTargetBox="[263,1400,302,1936]" captionTargetId="figure-65@20.[263,1400,302,1936]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="Fig. 9. Kotatea aurantiaca gen. et comb. nov. (NIWA 54766), SEMs of sclerites. A. Collaret and points. B. Distal points. C. Tentacles. D. Polyp neck. E. Polyp mound. F. Lobe surface. G. Lobe interior. H. Base surface." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7084468" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7084468/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">9B</figureCitation>
) and much wider polyp mound clubs (up to
<quantity id="4C909BF6B52B5C7BD0702667C948FEF0" box="[257,361,303,329]" metricMagnitude="-5" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.0" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" unit="mm" value="0.06">0.06 mm</quantity>
vs no more than ~
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, compare
<figureCitation id="13532A96B52B5C7BD2562667CBA0FEF3" box="[807,897,303,330]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="13.[229,272,1970,1996]" captionTargetBox="[229,1432,306,1937]" captionTargetId="figure-53@13.[229,1432,306,1937]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Fig. 5. Kotatea amicispongia gen. et sp. nov., holotype (NIWA 156312), SEMs of sclerites. A. Collaret and points. B. Distal points. C. Tentacles. D. Polyp neck. E. Polyp mound. F. Lobe surface. G. Lobe interior." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7084458" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7084458/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Figs 5E</figureCitation>
and
<figureCitation id="13532A96B52B5C7BD2CB2667CBFFFEF0" box="[954,990,303,329]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="20.[227,270,1963,1989]" captionTargetBox="[263,1400,302,1936]" captionTargetId="figure-65@20.[263,1400,302,1936]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="Fig. 9. Kotatea aurantiaca gen. et comb. nov. (NIWA 54766), SEMs of sclerites. A. Collaret and points. B. Distal points. C. Tentacles. D. Polyp neck. E. Polyp mound. F. Lobe surface. G. Lobe interior. H. Base surface." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7084468" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7084468/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">9E</figureCitation>
). Additionally, spindles of the collaret and points are overall smaller and more slender in
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD24E261BCC21FED5" box="[831,1024,339,364]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. amicispongia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(compare
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and
<figureCitation id="13532A96B52B5C7BD466261ACD1FFED5" box="[1303,1342,338,364]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="20.[227,270,1963,1989]" captionTargetBox="[263,1400,302,1936]" captionTargetId="figure-65@20.[263,1400,302,1936]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="Fig. 9. Kotatea aurantiaca gen. et comb. nov. (NIWA 54766), SEMs of sclerites. A. Collaret and points. B. Distal points. C. Tentacles. D. Polyp neck. E. Polyp mound. F. Lobe surface. G. Lobe interior. H. Base surface." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7084468" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7084468/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">9A</figureCitation>
), which is particularly apparent when polyp armatures are compared in situ (compare
<figureCitation id="13532A96B52B5C7BD5E6263DCCD6FE36" box="[1175,1271,373,399]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[227,270,2002,2028]" captionTargetBox="[229,1432,1039,1948]" captionTargetId="figure-288@14.[229,1432,1039,1948]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 6. Kotatea amicispongia gen. et sp. nov., holotype (NIWA 156312), SEMs of sclerites. A. Base surface. B. Base interior. C. Polyps (in situ)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7084461" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7084461/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Figs 6C</figureCitation>
and
<figureCitation id="13532A96B52B5C7BD446263DCD4AFE36" box="[1335,1387,373,399]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[227,270,2002,2028]" captionTargetBox="[229,1432,1271,1951]" captionTargetId="figure-375@21.[229,1432,1271,1951]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 10. Kotatea aurantiaca gen. et comb. nov. (NIWA 54766), SEMs of sclerites. A. Base interior. B. Polyps (in situ)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7084472" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7084472/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">10B</figureCitation>
), as this causes the collaret and points to appear much more crowded with sclerites than the more uniform arrangement typical in
<taxonomicName id="4C684D90B52B5C7BD08226F5CAB7FE6F" authorityName="Kessel &amp; Alderslade &amp; Bilewitch &amp; Schnabel &amp; Norman &amp; Potts &amp; Gardner" authorityYear="2022" baseAuthorityName="Quoy &amp; Gaimard" baseAuthorityYear="1833" box="[499,662,445,470]" class="Anthozoa" family="Alcyoniidae" genus="Kotatea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="aurantiaca">
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD08226F5CAB7FE6F" box="[499,662,445,470]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. aurantiaca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Specimens of
<taxonomicName id="4C684D90B52B5C7BD23D26F5CC2CFE6F" authorityName="Kessel &amp; Alderslade &amp; Bilewitch &amp; Schnabel &amp; Norman &amp; Potts &amp; Gardner" authorityYear="2022" box="[844,1037,445,470]" class="Anthozoa" family="Alcyoniidae" genus="Kotatea" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="amicispongia">
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD23D26F5CC2CFE6F" box="[844,1037,445,470]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. amicispongia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
also tend to have deeper collarets than those of
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD0F526A8CA09FE40" box="[388,552,480,505]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. aurantiaca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(610 vs 47 rows), and based on available material
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD5D026A8CD43FE40" box="[1185,1378,480,505]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. amicispongia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
may be restricted to deeper depths (&gt;
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vs &lt;
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).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD73613B5345C64D19520E7CAD8F7B6" blockId="15.[227,1438,1967,2064]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5345C64D19520E7C910F870" bold="true" box="[228,305,1967,1993]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Fig. 7.</emphasis>
Preserved specimens.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5345C64D33020E7CA74F870" bold="true" box="[577,597,1967,1993]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">A</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5345C64D31420F8CB49F870" box="[613,872,1968,1993]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Kotatea amicispongia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5345C64D55C20E7CC1EF870" bold="true" box="[1069,1087,1967,1993]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">B</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5345C64D53E20F8CCD5F870" box="[1103,1268,1968,1993]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">K. aurantiaca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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, expanded and stalked specimens. Note NIWA 154046 and NIWA 142997 contain additional fragments that are not depicted. * = holotype.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BD73613B52B5C7BD192250CCCAAFCB7" blockId="16.[225,1437,580,783]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
Other than colour (compare
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and
<figureCitation id="13532A96B52B5C7BD390250CCB34FDE7" box="[737,789,580,606]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="44.[227,270,2000,2026]" captionTargetBox="[229,1432,782,1963]" captionTargetId="figure-164@44.[229,1432,782,1963]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Fig. 24. Preserved specimens. A. Kotatea raekura gen. et sp. nov. B. K. teorowai gen. et sp. nov. Note that lot AK 656516 includes additional fragments that are not shown. * = holotype." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7084502" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7084502/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">24B</figureCitation>
), a clear difference between
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD50B250DCD1FFDE7" box="[1146,1342,581,606]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. amicispongia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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and
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD00B2520CA25FD38" box="[378,516,616,641]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. teorowai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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is that specimens of
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD2CA2520CC5DFD38" box="[955,1148,616,641]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. amicispongia</emphasis>
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lack the leafy spheroids that form a distinctive component of the lobe surface in
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD2F625C3CC33FD1D" box="[903,1042,651,676]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. teorowai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(compare
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and
<figureCitation id="13532A96B52B5C7BD45625C3CD78FD1C" box="[1319,1369,651,677]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="48.[227,270,1965,1991]" captionTargetBox="[269,1394,303,1931]" captionTargetId="figure-68@48.[269,1394,303,1931]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="Fig. 27. Kotatea teorowai gen. et sp. nov., holotype (NIWA 27358), SEMs of sclerites. A. Collaret and points. B. Distal points. C. Tentacles. D. Polyp neck. E. Polyp mound. F. Lobe surface. G. Base surface. H. Lobe and base interior." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7084510" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7084510/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">27F</figureCitation>
). The two species are also distinct for their interior sclerites, which are far more abundant and more heavily ornamented in all specimens of
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD321259ACB2EFD52" box="[592,783,722,747]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. amicispongia</emphasis>
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than in
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD21B259ACBD0FD52" box="[874,1009,722,747]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. teorowai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, being very rare (and absent towards the base) and sparsely ornamented in the latter (compare
<figureCitation id="13532A96B52B5C7BD2F125BCCBC1FCB6" box="[896,992,756,783]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="13.[229,272,1970,1996]" captionTargetBox="[229,1432,306,1937]" captionTargetId="figure-53@13.[229,1432,306,1937]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Fig. 5. Kotatea amicispongia gen. et sp. nov., holotype (NIWA 156312), SEMs of sclerites. A. Collaret and points. B. Distal points. C. Tentacles. D. Polyp neck. E. Polyp mound. F. Lobe surface. G. Lobe interior." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7084458" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7084458/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Figs 5G</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13532A96B52B5C7BD29D25BCCC2EFCB7" box="[1004,1039,756,782]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="14.[227,270,2002,2028]" captionTargetBox="[229,1432,1039,1948]" captionTargetId="figure-288@14.[229,1432,1039,1948]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Fig. 6. Kotatea amicispongia gen. et sp. nov., holotype (NIWA 156312), SEMs of sclerites. A. Base surface. B. Base interior. C. Polyps (in situ)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7084461" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7084461/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">6B</figureCitation>
and
<figureCitation id="13532A96B52B5C7BD53625BCCC5FFCB7" box="[1095,1150,756,782]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="48.[227,270,1965,1991]" captionTargetBox="[269,1394,303,1931]" captionTargetId="figure-68@48.[269,1394,303,1931]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="Fig. 27. Kotatea teorowai gen. et sp. nov., holotype (NIWA 27358), SEMs of sclerites. A. Collaret and points. B. Distal points. C. Tentacles. D. Polyp neck. E. Polyp mound. F. Lobe surface. G. Base surface. H. Lobe and base interior." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7084510" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7084510/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">27H</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD73613B52B5C7BD192247ECA7CFBB9" blockId="16.[226,1438,822,1025]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
While the sclerites of
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD080247FCA95FCE9" box="[497,692,823,848]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. amicispongia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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differ markedly from those of
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD587247FCDBDFCE9" box="[1270,1436,822,848]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. kapotaiora</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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and
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD0B92412CA66FCCA" box="[456,583,857,883]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. raekura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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(compare
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with 1213 and 2526), specimens of
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD1932435C9A7FC2F" box="[226,390,892,918]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. kapotaiora</emphasis>
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can also be easily distinguished by their white colouration and specimens of
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD46C2435CDBCFC2F" box="[1309,1437,892,918]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. raekura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by their orange-coloured collaret and points sclerites. Available material also suggests that
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD46C24E8CDBFFC00" box="[1309,1438,927,953]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. raekura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
may be restricted to Manawatāwhi/Three Kings Islands and much shallower depths (collected at &lt;
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vs&gt;
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in
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD0FD24AFCA6DFBB9" box="[396,588,999,1024]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">K. amicispongia</emphasis>
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3726598B52B5C7BD192236FCD2BFA99" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BD73613B52B5C7BD192236FCA34FBF8" blockId="16.[227,533,1063,1090]" box="[227,533,1063,1090]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<heading id="D09F817FB52B5C7BD192236FCA34FBF8" bold="true" box="[227,533,1063,1090]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" reason="3">
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD192236FCA34FBF8" bold="true" box="[227,533,1063,1090]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Habitat and distribution</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD73613B52B5C7BD192231ECD2BFA99" blockId="16.[227,1437,1110,1313]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
All specimens were collected off the east coast of far northern
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, between Great Exhibition Bay and around Cape Brett, at ~
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depth (
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). NIWA 55958 and NIWA 57129 were collected from rocky sites, and NIWA 56152 from muddy sites. All specimens except NIWA 57129 are attached to sponge fragments, and NIWA 154046 was collected with mostly sponge material. Some of the specimens were collected along with specimens of
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B52B5C7BD20F23ABCC56FB44" box="[894,1143,1251,1277]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Ushanaia ferruginea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22F577AB52B5C7BD5F023ACCD1BFB47" box="[1153,1338,1252,1278]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" rank="species">gen. et sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
and the sponge fragment attached to NIWA 154129 is encrusted with small patches of this species.
</paragraph>
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