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(
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:
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3312, H­842, J213, Z9596,
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, “Otara hill”,
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,
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(col. J. Wills, FV
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1171/25, bottom trawl).
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:
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3313, P­1395, J224 and
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3314, P­1396, J244 same as
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locality;
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3315, P­1397, J211, Z9595,
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, “Otara hill”,
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,
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(col. J. Wills, FV
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, 1171/24, bottom trawl);
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3316, P­1398, J248, Z8981, 44° 57.6856.75S 174° 11.2309.56E, south­west Chatham Rise,
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,
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(RV
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9713/37, bottom trawl);
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3317, P­1399, J250, Z9583,
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, “Doghill seamount”,
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,
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(col. J. Wills, FV
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1171/12, bottom trawl).
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Surface of the cortex (including calyx surface) contains highly ornate sclerites (radiate derived, like capstans), oval shaped, up to
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in length with multiple and particular blunt lobes on the rays (
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DF, 19DF).
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Large colonies,
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and
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composed of multiple fragments &lt;
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AB). Some colonies (
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) up to a meter in height and
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in diameter (e.g.,
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CD). Robust branches down to
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at the slimmer parts (
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B). Colonies with simple lateral branching; every major branch carrying multiple short lateral branches, as observed in most octocorals (e.g.,
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Sánchez
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2004
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), tending upward and in one­plane, with branch tips usually ending in a bulb. Colony surface in high relief, though some colonies (
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) have autozooids toward one side of colony. Numerous conical, semi­closed, autozooid polyp apertures up to
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in diameter with the tendency to irregularly aggregate as nodules (
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). Bright red color, white/red mixed medulla, extended polyps pale yellow. Medulla in the terminal branches with 38 major canals plus numerous smaller canals; subsurface also with small canals. Autozooid polyp tentacles with ovals, similar to other
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spp., up to
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long, regularly but not profusely ornate with smooth conical rays (
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AC, 19AC) and sometimes shorter and profusely ornate (e.g.,
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B). Surface sclerites oval, highly ornate, radiate­derived, capstan­like sclerites (
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DE, 19DE), averaging
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in length (0.005 SD, n=10, NIWA 3312; 0.006 SD, n=10, NIWA 3315). Oval surface sclerites 1.5 times longer than wide, averaging
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in width (0.002 SD, n = 10, NIWA 3312 = 3315). Subsurface with intermediate forms to longer spindle­like sclerites (
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D, 19D). Medulla with long and slim, slightly bent but mostly straight, moderately ornate, spindles up to
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H, 19G).
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A13CFFFCFE899DF7966BFCA1" bold="true" box="[312,626,1718,1744]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Morphological variation.</emphasis>
The two specimens used for the description, NIWA 3312 and 3315, are nearly identical in all characters with overall low variation probably because they came from the same locality. However, specimens NIWA 331617 from different locations comprised larger and thicker specimens, almost resembling
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colonies, Fig. (17CD), and with autozooid mostly located towards one side. The sclerites, although not identical to those from the specimens from the
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locality, fall within the overall forms and characters for
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A13DFFFDFD9C9A0596B4FB2C" box="[557,685,324,349]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">P. alisonae</emphasis>
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).
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A13DFFFDFEB99DB99581FD61" bold="true" box="[264,408,1784,1808]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">FIGURE 17.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A13DFFFDFE119DB89664FD61" box="[416,637,1785,1808]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Paragorgia alisonae</emphasis>
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: AB, holotype (NIWA 3312); CD, paratypes (NIWA 33163317 respectively). Calliper opened at 2 cm.
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A102FFC2FEB99DD29581FCDA" bold="true" box="[264,408,1683,1707]" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">FIGURE 18.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A102FFC2FE2E9DD59665FCDA" box="[415,636,1684,1707]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="33">Paragorgia alisonae</emphasis>
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, paratype (NIWA 3315): AB, stereo pairs of the sclerites from the polyps (scale 10 m); C, additional sclerites (3) from the polyps (scales 20 m); DF, radiate sclerites from the colony surface (scales 10 m) (E and F are stereo pairs); G, sclerites from the colony medulla (scales 100 m).
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A103FFC3FEB99DB99581FD61" bold="true" box="[264,408,1784,1808]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">FIGURE 19.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A103FFC3FE2E9DB99665FD7E" box="[415,636,1784,1807]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Paragorgia alisonae</emphasis>
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, holotype (NIWA 3312): AB, stereo pairs of the sclerites from the polyps (scales 20 and 10 m); C, additional sclerites (2) from the polyps (scales 10
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m); DF, radiate sclerites from the colony surface (scales
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A100FFC0FEB99E859581FFAD" bold="true" box="[264,408,1476,1500]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">FIGURE 20.</emphasis>
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m); EG, radiate sclerites from the colony surface (scales
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) (F and G are stereo pairs); H, sclerites from the colony medulla (scales
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A100FFC0FE899DD695C1FCC0" bold="true" box="[312,472,1687,1713]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">Distribution.</emphasis>
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is known from the
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locality at
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depth, from The Snares, south of Stewart
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EEZ around
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).
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A100FFC0FE899C4E9659FD58" bold="true" box="[312,576,1807,1833]" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">Species comparisons.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A100FFC0FDF89C5196D3FD58" box="[585,714,1808,1833]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">P. alisonae</emphasis>
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is related to
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A100FFC0FCD79C5197E1FD58" box="[870,1016,1808,1833]" italics="true" pageId="34" pageNumber="35">P. splendens</emphasis>
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in many aspects but their differences are also straightforward. These two species present similar surface sclerites as well as pale yellow extended autozooid polyps, projecting from similar conical structures. However,
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has more robust terminal branches than
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A101FFC1FC5B9A059065FB2C" box="[1002,1148,324,349]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">P. splendens</emphasis>
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, sometimes as thick as
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A101FFC1FEDC9A2D95F0FBF4" box="[365,489,364,389]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">P. arborea</emphasis>
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. Surface sclerites, a diagnostic character, are near perfectly oval in
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A101FFC1FAA49A2D9572FBDC" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">P. alisonae</emphasis>
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(1.5 times longer than wider) whereas in
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A101FFC1FCC49AD59013FBDC" box="[885,1034,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">P. splendens</emphasis>
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these are enlarged (1.7 times) with less ray ornaments. It is important to mention that under optical microscope the surface sclerites from these two species are nearly identical and SEM is highly recommended to further tell them apart.
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<emphasis id="CF80EAA6A101FFC1FE89997295DDF83C" bold="true" box="[312,452,563,589]" pageId="35" pageNumber="36">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species name is dedicated to my wife Alison R. Acosta­de­Sánchez.
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