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<document ID-DOI="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.522.10294" ID-GBIF-Dataset="4ab1a1e9-9b98-42e8-bea4-604011ae7d70" ID-PMC="PMC4591733" ID-Pensoft-Pub="1313-2970-522-1" ID-PubMed="26448719" ID-ZBK="72178B43CB244C57A24323CB13B9A8BF" ModsDocAuthor="" ModsDocDate="2015" ModsDocID="1313-2970-522-1" ModsDocOrigin="ZooKeys 522" ModsDocTitle="Melithaeidae of Japan (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) re-examined with descriptions of 11 new species" checkinTime="1451243973288" checkinUser="pensoft" docAuthor="Matsumoto, Asako K. & van Ofwegen, Leen P." docDate="2015" docId="836B95424A8B86AC9062E5D13C6DBE32" docLanguage="en" docName="ZooKeys 522: 1-127" docOrigin="ZooKeys 522" docSource="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.522.10294" docTitle="Melithaea keramaensis Matsumoto & Ofwegen, 2015, sp. n." docType="treatment" docUuid="1D358214-BC23-4184-82CB-EDF230FD292B" docUuidSource="ZooBank" docVersion="4" lastPageNumber="24" masterDocId="DB31BE618A66FF8AFFA8FFBD9346FFF5" masterDocTitle="Melithaeidae of Japan (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) re-examined with descriptions of 11 new species" masterLastPageNumber="127" masterPageNumber="1" pageNumber="23" updateTime="1668160728543" updateUser="ExternalLinkService">
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<mods:title>Melithaeidae of Japan (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) re-examined with descriptions of 11 new species</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Matsumoto, Asako K.</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>van Ofwegen, Leen P.</mods:namePart>
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<mods:date>2015</mods:date>
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<mods:number>522</mods:number>
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<mods:url>http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.522.10294</mods:url>
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<mods:identifier type="DOI">http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.522.10294</mods:identifier>
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<mods:identifier type="Pensoft-Pub">1313-2970-522-1</mods:identifier>
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<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="152062424" LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:1D358214-BC23-4184-82CB-EDF230FD292B" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/836B95424A8B86AC9062E5D13C6DBE32" lastPageId="23" lastPageNumber="24" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
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<paragraph pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
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<pageBreakToken pageId="22" pageNumber="23" start="start">Taxon</pageBreakToken>
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classification Animalia Alcyonacea Melithaeidae
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="22" pageNumber="23" type="nomenclature">
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<paragraph pageId="22" pageNumber="23">
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/1D358214-BC23-4184-82CB-EDF230FD292B" class="Anthozoa" family="Melithaeidae" genus="Melithaea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Melithaea keramaensis" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="22" pageNumber="23" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="keramaensis">Melithaea keramaensis</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="22" pageNumber="23">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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Figures 56a, 57, 58, 65
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="materials_examined">
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<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
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<pageBreakToken pageId="23" pageNumber="24" start="start">Material</pageBreakToken>
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examined.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
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Holotype RMNH Coel. 41925 (AKM 1148), off Kerama Isls., Okinawa Prefecture, Japan,
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="9" value="26.1575">26°09.45'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="9" value="127.44833">127°26.90'E</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="9" value="26.160833">26°09.65'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="9" value="127.44683">127°26.81'E</geoCoordinate>
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, 85-71 m, R/V Tansei-maru, KT08-33, St. KR-09, Chain Bag Dredge, coll. A.K. Matsumoto, 15 December 2008; paratype RMNH Coel. 41926 (AKM 1139), off Kerama Isls., Okinawa Prefecture, Japan,
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="26.2">26°12'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="127.5">127°30'E</geoCoordinate>
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, 56-51 m, R/V Tansei-maru, KT08-33, st. KR-10, coll. A.K. Matsumoto, 15 December 2008.
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="description">
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<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Description.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="24">The holotype is a 12 cm long fragment without holdfast (Fig. 56a). At the base the stem is 1 cm wide, the end branches are only 1 mm wide. The polyps are situated laterally on the branches, the calyces hardly project beyond the coenenchyme and most polyps are retracted. Points with slightly bent spindles up to 0.20 mm long, distal end with more developed tubercles (Fig. 57a). Collaret with bent spindles up to 0.25 mm long, middle part with more developed tubercles (Fig. 57b). Tentacles with platelets, the larger ones crescent-shaped with irregular projections (Fig. 57c). These platelets are up to 0.15 mm long. Pharynx with straight spiny rods, up to 0.05 mm long (Fig. 57d). Coenenchyme with predominantly capstans (Fig. 57e), double disks (Fig. 57h), and small clubs (Fig. 57f), 0.05-0.08 mm long. Spindles (Fig. 58a) and disk spindles (Fig. 58b) are also common, 0.10-0.15 mm long. The calyces with additional leaf clubs, up to 0.15 mm long (Fig. 58c).</paragraph>
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<caption pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
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<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
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Figure 56. a
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<taxonomicName class="Anthozoa" family="Melithaeidae" genus="Melithaea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Melithaea keramaensis" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="keramaensis">Melithaea keramaensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n., RMNH Coel. 41925, holotype b
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<taxonomicName class="Anthozoa" family="Melithaeidae" genus="Melithaea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Melithaea modesta" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="modesta">Melithaea modesta</taxonomicName>
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, ZMB 5807, syntype c
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<taxonomicName class="Anthozoa" family="Melithaeidae" genus="Melithaea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Melithaea mutsu" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="mutsu">Melithaea mutsu</taxonomicName>
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SMBL-Cni1017.
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</paragraph>
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<caption pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
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<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
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Figure 57. Sclerites of
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<taxonomicName class="Anthozoa" family="Melithaeidae" genus="Melithaea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Melithaea keramaensis" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="keramaensis">Melithaea keramaensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n., RMNH Coel. 41925; a point spindles b collaret spindles c tentacle sclerites d pharynx rods e axial rod f clubs of coenenchyme g capstans h double disks.
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</paragraph>
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<caption pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
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<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
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Figure 58. Sclerites of
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<taxonomicName class="Anthozoa" family="Melithaeidae" genus="Melithaea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Melithaea keramaensis" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="keramaensis">Melithaea keramaensis</taxonomicName>
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sp. n., RMNH Coel. 41925; a spindles b disk spindles, the top four seen from the underside c clubs of calyx.
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<subSubSection pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="color">
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<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Color.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Colony red with white calyces and polyps. Coenenchymal sclerites orange, calyx and polyp sclerites colorless.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="variation">
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<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Variation.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="24">The paratype is very much alike the holotype regarding color and sclerites.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="distribution">
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<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Distribution.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="24">The species is only known from the Kerama Islands (Fig. 65).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Etymology. The species is named after its type locality, the Kerama islands.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="remarks">
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<paragraph pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Remarks.</paragraph>
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The species mostly resembles
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<taxonomicName class="Anthozoa" family="Melithaeidae" genus="Melithaea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Melithaea abyssicola" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="abyssicola">Melithaea abyssicola</taxonomicName>
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but differs in having longer disk spindles but shorter normal spindles. It also has more finely sculptured polyp sclerites.
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</treatment>
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