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The species name was composed by the Ngāti Kurī Tira Me Te Wā Taiao (Science) Collective, and is a combination of the Māori words
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, to grasp,
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, the sea or tide, and
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, nutrients. Ngāti Kurī provided the following
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(narrative): “Clasping the sea, grabbing a hold of the ocean currents to ingest the life sustaining nutrients from its waters. Kapo Taiora shows strength and courage to withstand the ever-changing surges of different currents,
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(the coral that stands steadfast in the face of all adversity). We need to stand up and grasp the deep tides of new knowledge presented to us by the natural world. Such tenacity also reminds us that our ancient knowledge from the peoples of the Pacific is never lost. We must allow the currents of creative thinking to surge forth and inspire our
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5235C73D1922448C961FCA3" box="[227,320,768,794]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">whānau</emphasis>
(family) to seek knowledge and the truth of our science and of our world. Kapo Taiora inspires us all to bring to reality all yet to be discovered knowledge. Our ancient saying:
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5235C73D5C5246CC91AFCD9" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Te au ō te moana ō naianei</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5235C73D038240FC9C2FCD9" box="[329,483,839,864]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">nō onamataa</emphasis>
. The ocean currents of today are from the ancient world.”
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exped.; stn Z9712 (
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.
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exped.; stn
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.
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5235C73D1922264C955FAFF" bold="true" box="[227,372,1324,1350]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Description</emphasis>
(
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, NIWA 3974)
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5235C73D0612212C98EFACD" bold="true" box="[272,431,1370,1396]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Colony form</emphasis>
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The
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consists of a white (ethanol-preserved), lobate colony (
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), which is laterally compressed. Being roughly twice as wide as it is deep, it measures
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in height by
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width by
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depth. Lobes emerge from a thick stalk, which is up to ~
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in height, and these branch into slender, finger-like lobes and small lobules. Polyps grow relatively uniformly over most of the colony but are absent from a short section of the base. Polyps are white,
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tall when expanded, with colourless collaret and points (
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).
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Points are composed of warty spindles (~
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long), as well as clubs distally (~
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long) (
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). Proximally, the spindles transition into a transverse orientation and merge with the collaret, which is four to seven rows deep and composed of larger, usually curved, often flattened and sometimes irregular or branched sclerites (~
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long) (
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,
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). The tentacles contain irregular, warty, scale-like forms that are often slightly curved and branched (~
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long) (
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). The polyp neck contains warty rod- and spindle-like forms (~
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long) (
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). Warty rod-like forms are also abundant in polyp mounds (~
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long), where they gradually blend into thorny and leafy clubs (~
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long) (
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). The surface of the lobes contains similar but more ornate clubs, as well as spiny radiates (~
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long) (
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). In the interior of the lobes, irregular radiates with few, thin, thorny, branched processes predominate (~
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long) (
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). The surface of the base lacks clubs but contains similar thorny radiates to the surface of the lobes, although here these are generally smaller (~
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long) (
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). The interior of the base contains thorny radiates similar to those in the lobe interior along with smaller spiny forms (~
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long) (
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).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD73613B5225C72D1922099CDBCF7B7" blockId="25.[227,1437,2001,2063]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5225C72D1922099C91EF852" bold="true" box="[227,319,2001,2027]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Fig. 12.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5225C72D037209ACA0AF852" box="[326,555,2001,2027]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Kotatea kapotaiora</emphasis>
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, holotype (NIWA 3974), SEMs of sclerites.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5225C72D5992099CCDCF852" bold="true" box="[1256,1277,2001,2027]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">A</emphasis>
. Collaret and points.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5225C72D04920BCC96DF7B7" bold="true" box="[312,332,2036,2062]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">B</emphasis>
. Distal points.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5225C72D08820BCCA2FF7B7" bold="true" box="[505,526,2036,2062]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">C</emphasis>
. Tentacles.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5225C72D3E620BCCA8DF7B7" bold="true" box="[663,684,2036,2062]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">D</emphasis>
. Polyp neck.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5225C72D23B20BCCB7FF7B7" bold="true" box="[842,862,2036,2062]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">E</emphasis>
. Polyp mound.
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. Lobe surface.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5225C72D5A920BCCCCEF7B7" bold="true" box="[1240,1263,2036,2062]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">G</emphasis>
. Lobe interior.
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5215C71D19226FDC948FE76" bold="true" box="[227,361,437,463]" pageId="26" pageNumber="27">Variability</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD73613B5215C71D19226ABCAF5FDDC" blockId="26.[227,1436,483,614]" pageId="26" pageNumber="27">
The more recently collected NIWA 155300 is smaller and slightly more brownish in colour than the plain white
<typeStatus id="54D388B1B5215C71D007254EC9FCFD99" box="[374,477,518,544]" pageId="26" pageNumber="27" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
and
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. Otherwise, all
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are very similar in growth form (
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) and both the
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and NIWA 155300 correspond very closely to the
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in sclerite composition and size ranges (
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5215C71D19225C4C9A8FD1F" bold="true" box="[227,393,652,678]" pageId="26" pageNumber="27">Comparisons</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD73613B5215C71D19225F2CA00FCE6" blockId="26.[226,1438,698,864]" pageId="26" pageNumber="27">
Specimens of
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5215C71D0FF25F3CA54FD6D" box="[398,629,698,724]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="27">Kotatea kapotaiora</emphasis>
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are highly distinctive in appearance, forming large, white, laterally compressed colonies with slender lobes and a prominent stalk, and are unlikely to be confused for any other congeneric species. Additionally,
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5215C71D2092448CC3AFCA0" box="[888,1051,767,793]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="27">K. kapotaiora</emphasis>
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can easily be differentiated from the rest of the genus by its characteristic, abundant interior radiates with few, thin, thorny branching processes (
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,
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8BD73613B5215C71D1922083CAA6F7B1" blockId="26.[226,1437,1995,2057]" pageId="26" pageNumber="27">
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5215C71D1922083C91FF85C" bold="true" box="[227,318,1995,2021]" pageId="26" pageNumber="27">Fig. 13.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5215C71D0352084CA09F85C" box="[324,552,1995,2021]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="27">Kotatea kapotaiora</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5215C71D5AC2083CCD3F85C" bold="true" box="[1245,1266,1995,2021]" pageId="26" pageNumber="27">A</emphasis>
. Base surface.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5215C71D19320A7C8D7F7B0" bold="true" box="[226,246,2031,2057]" pageId="26" pageNumber="27">B</emphasis>
. Base interior.
<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5215C71D0D820A6C99FF7B1" bold="true" box="[425,446,2030,2056]" pageId="26" pageNumber="27">C</emphasis>
. Polyps (in situ).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C3726598B5205C70D1922666CAC7FD9E" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" type="distribution">
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5205C70D1922666CA34FEF1" bold="true" box="[227,533,302,328]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Habitat and distribution</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD73613B5205C70D1922615CAC7FD9E" blockId="27.[226,1437,349,551]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
The
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and
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, collected at
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north of
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, and one other colony, collected at a depth of
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near Te Arai Point, are the only known specimens of
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(
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). None of the specimens are accompanied by habitat notes, but NIWA 155300 is attached to a large rock fragment heavily encrusted with bleached coralline algae (not shown in
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).
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and
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can occur syntopically, as the
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for both species were collected together in the same sample.
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<emphasis id="B91CEA01B5205C70D1922506C974FDD1" bold="true" box="[227,341,590,616]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Remarks</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="EFF94BE2B5205C70D1922535C9ECFD2E" author="Grange K. R. &amp; Watson J. &amp; Cook S. D. C. &amp; Barnett T. J. &amp; Brook F. J. &amp; Cairns S. D." box="[227,461,637,663]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" pagination="137 - 247" refId="ref34929" refString="Grange K. R., Watson J., Cook S. D. C., Barnett T. J., Brook F. J. &amp; Cairns S. D. 2010. Phylum Cnidaria. In: Cook S. D. C. (ed.) New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates 1: 137 - 247. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch." type="journal article" year="2010">
Grange
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(2010)
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illustrate a large (up to
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), white, digitate soft coral from Fiordland that, at least superficially, resembles
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That form is noted as rare and found at depths of
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40
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. Since no specimens matching that description were available for examination, it remains unclear whether these observations represent
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living much further south than can currently be confirmed, or a separate species.
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