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<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA1876DFEF5FD29FE5896FC" bold="true" box="[264,500,644,670]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Leptogorgia cofrini</emphasis>
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(
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.
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:
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UCR 398A, preserved, Islas
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, Gulf of Nicoya,
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, 1.5 m, J. Cortés,
<date id="900A80F0FFA1876DFDA0FCB2FD54975B" box="[605,760,799,825]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" value="1985-07-18">18 July 1985</date>
.
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:
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62065,
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Tolinga, Gulf of Nicoya,
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,
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. Breedy,
<date id="900A80F0FFA1876DFDE9FCC2FD7997EB" box="[532,725,879,905]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" value="2000-08-21">21 August 2000</date>
; UCR 398B, as the
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; UCR 1048, dry,
<collectingCountry id="9CA3E6A0FFA1876DFAFCFCC2FA8797EB" box="[1281,1323,879,905]" name="Iceland" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Isla</collectingCountry>
Canal Afuera, Gulf of Chiriquí,
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,
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, H.M. Guzman,
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; UCR 1319, dry, Islote, Gulf of Chiriquí, down to
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, H.M. Guzman,
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; UCR 1401,
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specimens, dry, Islote Frijol, Gulf of Chiriquí,
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, H.M. Guzman,
<date id="900A80F0FFA1876DFB3BFC4AFEEA904B" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" value="2002-04-24">24 April 2002</date>
; UCR 1446, dry,
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Otoque, Gulf of
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,
<collectingCountry id="9CA3E6A0FFA1876DFC74FBA2FC45904B" box="[905,1001,1039,1065]" name="Panama" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Panama</collectingCountry>
,
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, H. M. Guzman,
<date id="900A80F0FFA1876DFAE1FBA2FE2F9033" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" value="2002-05-09">9 May 2002</date>
; UCR 1519,
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specimens, UCR 1532, preserved, Cabo Matapalito, Península de Osa,
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,
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,
<collectingCountry id="9CA3E6A0FFA1876DFDD4FBF2FDED901B" box="[553,577,1119,1145]" name="Iceland" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">O</collectingCountry>
. Breedy,
<date id="900A80F0FFA1876DFD4EFBF2FCC2901B" box="[691,878,1119,1145]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" value="2004-03-12">12 March 2004</date>
; UCR 1521,
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specimens, preserved,
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Jicarita SW, Gulf of Chiriqui,
<quantity id="234C0BD5FFA1876DFD51FB2AFCB690C3" box="[684,794,1159,1185]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.75" metricValueMax="2.0" metricValueMin="1.5" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" unit="m" value="17.5" valueMax="20.0" valueMin="15.0">1520 m</quantity>
, H.M. Guzman,
<date id="900A80F0FFA1876DFC1BFB2AFB3F90C3" box="[998,1171,1159,1185]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" value="2002-04-19">19 April 2002</date>
; UCR 1522, preserved,
<collectingCountry id="9CA3E6A0FFA1876DFE74FB02FE1F90AB" box="[393,435,1199,1225]" name="Iceland" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Isla</collectingCountry>
Barca, Gulf of Chiriqui,
<quantity id="234C0BD5FFA1876DFD20FB02FC8790AB" box="[733,811,1199,1225]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.0" metricValueMax="9.0" metricValueMin="3.0" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" unit="m" value="6.0" valueMax="9.0" valueMin="3.0">39 m</quantity>
, H.M. Guzman,
<date id="900A80F0FFA1876DFC12FB02FB3490AB" box="[1007,1176,1199,1225]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" value="2002-04-18">18 April 2002</date>
; UCR 1526, preserved, eastern Islas Negritos, Gulf of Nicoya,
<quantity id="234C0BD5FFA1876DFC9EFB7AFC0F9093" box="[867,931,1239,1265]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.1" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" unit="m" value="11.0">11 m</quantity>
,
<collectingCountry id="9CA3E6A0FFA1876DFC4CFB7AFC659093" box="[945,969,1239,1265]" name="Iceland" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">O</collectingCountry>
. Breedy,
<date id="900A80F0FFA1876DFBC6FB7AFA8A9093" box="[1083,1318,1239,1265]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" value="2002-11-21">21 November 2002</date>
; UCR 1529,
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specimens, preserved, western Islas Negritos,
<quantity id="234C0BD5FFA1876DFC2CFB52FBA3917B" box="[977,1039,1279,1305]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.1" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" unit="m" value="11.0">11 m</quantity>
,
<collectingCountry id="9CA3E6A0FFA1876DFBE0FB52FB99917B" box="[1053,1077,1279,1305]" name="Iceland" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">O</collectingCountry>
. Breedy,
<date id="900A80F0FFA1876DFB58FB52FEDF9123" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" value="2002-11-21">21 November 2002</date>
; UCR 1531,
<specimenCount id="F2B26DB9FFA1876DFDF1FA8AFDB79123" box="[524,539,1319,1345]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" type="generic">3</specimenCount>
specimens, preserved, Archipiélago Murciélago,
<collectingCountry id="9CA3E6A0FFA1876DFB9CFA8AFB489123" box="[1121,1252,1319,1345]" name="Costa Rica" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Costa Rica</collectingCountry>
,
<quantity id="234C0BD5FFA1876DFB0DFA8AFE8E910B" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.05" metricValueMax="1.8" metricValueMin="0.3" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" unit="m" value="10.5" valueMax="18.0" valueMin="3.0">318 m</quantity>
,
<collectingCountry id="9CA3E6A0FFA1876DFED3FAE2FEEA910B" box="[302,326,1359,1385]" name="Iceland" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">O</collectingCountry>
. Breedy,
<date id="900A80F0FFA1876DFE48FAE2FD26910B" box="[437,650,1359,1385]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" value="2003-12-02">2 December 2003</date>
; UCR 1533, preserved, Bahía Salinas,
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. Breedy,
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; UCR 1569,
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specimens, preserved, Roca Prosper, Gulf of Chiriquí,
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, H.M. Guzman,
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; UCR 1570,
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specimens, preserved, Cabeza de Mono, Bahía Culebra,
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, E. Ruiz,
<date id="900A80F0FFA1876DFC39FA6AFBCF9183" box="[964,1123,1479,1505]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" value="1997-05-24">24 May 1997</date>
; UCR 1571, preserved, Cabeza de Mono,
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. Breedy,
<date id="900A80F0FFA1876DFCEAFA42FC16926B" box="[791,954,1519,1545]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" value="1997-06-27">27 June 1997</date>
; UCR 1572,
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specimens, preserved, Archipiélago Murciélago,
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. Breedy,
<date id="900A80F0FFA1876DFC65F9BAFBC29253" box="[920,1134,1559,1585]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" value="1999-10-16">16 October 1999</date>
; UCR 1573,
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specimens, preserved,
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del Caño,
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,
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. Breedy,
<date id="900A80F0FFA1876DFBE5F992FB53923B" box="[1048,1279,1599,1625]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" value="1996-09-13">13 September 1996</date>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="ACAEF5BBFFA1876DFEC5F9CBFC83932B" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" type="diagnosis">
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<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA1876DFEC5F9CBFE1B92E2" bold="true" box="[312,439,1638,1664]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Dwarf, white colonies, up to
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in length, and
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in width. Axis cylindrical. Growth form upright, branching abundant, and bushy, with a single stem reaching up to
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in height before branching, or multiple stems (up to 4). Anastomosis absent. Polyps sparsely placed all around branches, fully retractile. Sclerites colourless, and mostly capstans up to 0.09 mm in length, spindles few and up to 0.12 mm in length, and long anthocodial rods up to 0.14 mm in length.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="ACAEF5BBFFA0876CFEC5FEB6FDE89344" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" type="description">
<paragraph id="E40BA630FFA0876CFEC5FEB6FC3D9064" blockId="3.[264,1324,283,1830]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA0876CFEC5FEB6FE7C9557" bold="true" box="[312,464,283,309]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Description.</emphasis>
The
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is a small, bushy, white colony 3.4 cm in height and 3.0 cm in width, arising from a laminar holdfast covered by coenenchyme but devoid of polyps (
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B). When it was alive, the holdfast spread over a rocky substrate, and other colonies were growing in close proximity (
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A). There are three main stems arising from a small holdfast producing profuse irregular branching in many directions. The main stems are 1.52.0 mm in diameter, and the terminal twigs about 1.0 mm. Terminal twigs are pointed, up to
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in length, and curved at the ends. Polyps are colourless, and are sparsely distributed on all sides, fully retractile into the coenenchyme, which is almost flat around the apertures (
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BC). Sclerites of the coenenchyme are colourless (
<figureCitation id="7C8FBAB5FFA0876CFB46FDF1FB529614" box="[1211,1278,604,630]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="4.[264,367,1835,1859]" captionTargetBox="[301,1293,315,1823]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[301,1294,315,1825]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 1. Leptogorgia cofrini sp. nov.: A, living colonies photographed 4 m depth by H. M. Guzman; B, holotype (UCR 398 A); C, detail of colony branch; D, light micrograph of sclerites." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/170964/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
D). The few longer ones are tuberculate spindles, some slightly curved, up to 0.12 mm in length and 0.04 mm in width, with warts in girdles. The shorter ones are blunt tuberculate capstans, 0.09 mm in length, and 0.04 mm in width, with two whorls of complex tubercles and terminal clusters (
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D, 2A). A small number of crosses are also present, up to 0.07 by 0.07 mm in size (
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A, bottom left). The anthocodiae mostly contain long, narrow, somewhat flattened rods, up to 0.14 mm in length, and 0.01 mm in width, with some lobe­like marginal projections, and also, smaller rods with branching projections (
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B, 3). The anthocodial rods are arranged vertically below the polyp tentacles. The combination of long anthocodial rods, abundant large capstans, and a low occurrence of spindles are distinct characteristics of the new species (
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D).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E40BA630FFA0876CFEC5FBB9FEED926C" blockId="3.[264,1324,283,1830]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA0876CFEC5FBB9FDB4904C" bold="true" box="[312,536,1044,1070]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Axis and holdfast.</emphasis>
The axis of the terminal branches is pale yellow, with a clearly visible narrow white chambered central core, becoming darker amber in the larger branches and main stems. Layers of mineralized gorgonin, the axial cortex, surround the central core. After maceration in sodium hypochlorite, the axis shows longitudinal strands of CHAp, leaving dark grooves where gorgonin was removed (
<figureCitation id="7C8FBAB5FFA0876CFC36FB19FBBE90AC" box="[971,1042,1204,1230]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[264,367,1796,1820]" captionTargetBox="[348,1240,699,1772]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[348,1240,699,1773]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Leptogorgia cofrini sp. nov., holotype (UCR 398 A), axis mineralisation, SEM­micrograph stereo pairs of longitudinal sections of terminal twig after maceration in sodium hypochlorite: A, longitudinal strands of CHAp in the axial cortex; B, chambered core with mineralized filaments." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/170967/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
A). This arrangement of mineralized strands has been observed in other species of
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<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA0876CFC49FB71FBE89097" box="[948,1092,1244,1269]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Leptogorgia</emphasis>
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(
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Lewis
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA0876CFB58FB71FB769097" box="[1189,1242,1244,1269]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">et al</emphasis>
. 1992
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,
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,
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). The chambers of the axial core of
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<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA0876CFB72FAA9FB53917F" box="[1167,1279,1284,1309]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">L. cofrini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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are filled with organic filaments mineralized with CHAp (
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B, 5AB). The filaments are coated with microspheres of CHAp that fuse to produce branching extensions that partially anastomose. Microspheres that are isolated, or have different degrees of fusion are also found (
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). In this new species the meshwork of filaments is not dense, anastomosis is open, and mineralization consists of mostly large microspheres (up to 0.90 µm).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E40BA630FFA0876CFEC5F9B1FDE89344" blockId="3.[264,1324,283,1830]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">
The holdfast consists of thin layers of gorgonin with mineralized loculi (
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A). Loculi are filled with organic filaments (
<figureCitation id="7C8FBAB5FFA0876CFD3BF9E9FCA2923C" box="[710,782,1604,1630]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[264,367,1784,1808]" captionTargetBox="[373,1216,1188,1775]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[373,1217,1188,1776]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. Leptogorgia cofrini sp. nov., holotype (UCR 398 A), holdfast mineralisation: A, fractured surface showing layers of gorgonin and mineralized loculi; B, mineralized filaments of loculi (a close view of the right bottom section of A); C, microspheres of CHAp on organic filament; D, microspheres of CHAp coating filaments that were partially removed after maceration." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/170969/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
BC) that are also mineralized. Longitudinal fractures of the surface expose the filaments coated with microspheres of CHAp fused to form column­like arrangements (
<figureCitation id="7C8FBAB5FFA0876CFD6CF939FD7592CC" box="[657,729,1684,1710]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[264,367,1784,1808]" captionTargetBox="[373,1216,1188,1775]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[373,1217,1188,1776]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. Leptogorgia cofrini sp. nov., holotype (UCR 398 A), holdfast mineralisation: A, fractured surface showing layers of gorgonin and mineralized loculi; B, mineralized filaments of loculi (a close view of the right bottom section of A); C, microspheres of CHAp on organic filament; D, microspheres of CHAp coating filaments that were partially removed after maceration." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/170969/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
CD). After partial removal of the organic matter by maceration in sodium hypochlorite, some microspheres show a hollow core where the organic filaments were dissolved (
<figureCitation id="7C8FBAB5FFA0876CFD5EF949FD47929C" box="[675,747,1764,1790]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="7.[264,367,1784,1808]" captionTargetBox="[373,1216,1188,1775]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[373,1217,1188,1776]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 6. Leptogorgia cofrini sp. nov., holotype (UCR 398 A), holdfast mineralisation: A, fractured surface showing layers of gorgonin and mineralized loculi; B, mineralized filaments of loculi (a close view of the right bottom section of A); C, microspheres of CHAp on organic filament; D, microspheres of CHAp coating filaments that were partially removed after maceration." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/170969/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
D), thus, a concentric deposition process around the filaments has occurred.
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<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA7876BFEF5F886FE269321" bold="true" box="[264,394,1835,1859]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA7876BFE6CF886FDCD9320" box="[401,609,1835,1858]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Leptogorgia cofrini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CDF3C759FFA7876BFD9AF886FD119320" box="[615,701,1835,1858]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
:
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA7876BFD3AF886FD769321" bold="true" box="[711,730,1835,1859]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">A</emphasis>
, living colonies photographed 4 m depth by H.M. Guzman;
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA7876BFEB9F8E0FEFA9307" bold="true" box="[324,342,1869,1893]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">B</emphasis>
, holotype (UCR 398A);
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA7876BFD9DF8E0FDDF9307" bold="true" box="[608,627,1869,1893]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">C</emphasis>
, detail of colony branch;
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA7876BFC78F8E0FC349307" bold="true" box="[901,920,1869,1893]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">D</emphasis>
, light micrograph of sclerites.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="E40BA630FFA6876AFEF5F8B4FD2D9331" blockId="5.[264,1322,1817,1876]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA6876AFEF5F8B4FE279353" bold="true" box="[264,395,1817,1841]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="23B4DDB3FFA6876AFE69F8B7FDCA9353" box="[404,614,1818,1841]" class="Anthozoa" family="Gorgoniidae" genus="Leptogorgia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="cofrini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA6876AFE69F8B7FDCA9353" box="[404,614,1818,1841]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Leptogorgia cofrini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CDF3C759FFA6876AFD93F8B4FD689352" box="[622,708,1817,1840]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype (UCR 398A), SEM sclerites:
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA6876AFB8BF8B4FB259353" bold="true" box="[1142,1161,1817,1841]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">A</emphasis>
, from the coenenchyme;
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA6876AFE79F891FE3A9336" bold="true" box="[388,406,1852,1876]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">B</emphasis>
, from the anthocodia.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="B0CBF6B8FFA58769FEF5FDDAFB0A96ED" box="[264,1190,631,655]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/170966/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" targetBox="[268,1318,308,607]" targetPageId="6">
<paragraph id="E40BA630FFA58769FEF5FDDAFB0A96ED" blockId="6.[264,1190,631,655]" box="[264,1190,631,655]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA58769FEF5FDDAFE2696ED" bold="true" box="[264,394,631,655]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="23B4DDB3FFA58769FE6CFDD5FDCD96ED" box="[401,609,632,655]" class="Anthozoa" family="Gorgoniidae" genus="Leptogorgia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="cofrini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA58769FE6CFDD5FDCD96ED" box="[401,609,632,655]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Leptogorgia cofrini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CDF3C759FFA58769FD95FDD5FD1196ED" box="[616,701,632,655]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype (UCR 398A), anthocodial sclerites.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="B0CBF6B8FFA58769FEF5F8A9FA879303" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/170967/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" targetBox="[348,1240,699,1772]" targetPageId="6">
<paragraph id="E40BA630FFA58769FEF5F8A9FA879303" blockId="6.[264,1324,1796,1890]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA58769FEF5F8A9FE27937E" bold="true" box="[264,395,1796,1820]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="23B4DDB3FFA58769FE6EF8A8FDC8937E" box="[403,612,1797,1820]" class="Anthozoa" family="Gorgoniidae" genus="Leptogorgia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="cofrini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA58769FE6EF8A8FDC8937E" box="[403,612,1797,1820]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Leptogorgia cofrini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CDF3C759FFA58769FD91F8A8FD6E937E" box="[620,706,1797,1820]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype (UCR 398A), axis mineralisation, SEM­micrograph stereo pairs of longitudinal sections of terminal twig after maceration in sodium hypochlorite:
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA58769FEF5F8E7FEB79300" bold="true" box="[264,283,1866,1890]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">A</emphasis>
, longitudinal strands of CHAp in the axial cortex;
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA58769FCC5F8E7FCE69300" bold="true" box="[824,842,1866,1890]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">B</emphasis>
, chambered core with mineralized filaments.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="B0CBF6B8FFA48768FEEEFD49FE7F9013" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/170968/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" targetBox="[635,1322,283,1153]" targetPageId="7">
<paragraph id="E40BA630FFA48768FEEEFD49FE7F9013" blockId="7.[275,616,740,1137]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA48768FEEEFD49FE3B969E" bold="true" box="[275,407,740,764]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="23B4DDB3FFA48768FE5DFD48FE8B9743" class="Anthozoa" family="Gorgoniidae" genus="Leptogorgia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="cofrini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA48768FE5DFD48FE8B9743" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Leptogorgia cofrini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CDF3C759FFA48768FEC1FCA7FE329743" box="[316,414,778,801]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype (UCR 398A), axis mineralisation, SEM­micrograph of longitudinal sections of terminal twig after maceration in sodium hypochlorite:
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA48768FE51FC69FE6B97BE" bold="true" box="[428,455,964,988]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">A,</emphasis>
central chamber showing filaments coated with CHAp (stero pair);
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA48768FDD9FBA2FD9A9045" bold="true" box="[548,566,1039,1063]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">B</emphasis>
, detail of CHAp microspheres coating filaments.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="B0CBF6B8FFA48768FEF5F955FB0B9312" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/170969/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" targetBox="[373,1216,1188,1775]" targetPageId="7">
<paragraph id="E40BA630FFA48768FEF5F955FB0B9312" blockId="7.[264,1323,1784,1904]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA48768FEF5F955FE279372" bold="true" box="[264,395,1784,1808]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="23B4DDB3FFA48768FE69F954FDCA9372" box="[404,614,1785,1808]" class="Anthozoa" family="Gorgoniidae" genus="Leptogorgia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="cofrini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA48768FE69F954FDCA9372" box="[404,614,1785,1808]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Leptogorgia cofrini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CDF3C759FFA48768FD93F954FD689372" box="[622,708,1785,1808]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype (UCR 398A), holdfast mineralisation:
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA48768FB2BF955FB459372" bold="true" box="[1238,1257,1784,1808]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">A</emphasis>
, fractured surface showing layers of gorgonin and mineralized loculi;
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA48768FC3EF8B5FC779352" bold="true" box="[963,987,1816,1840]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">B,</emphasis>
mineralized filaments of loculi (a close view of the right bottom section of A);
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA48768FCF0F895FC8C9332" bold="true" box="[781,800,1848,1872]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">C</emphasis>
, microspheres of CHAp on organic filament;
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFA48768FAECF895FA889332" bold="true" box="[1297,1316,1848,1872]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">D</emphasis>
, microspheres of CHAp coating filaments that were partially removed after maceration.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="ACAEF5BBFFAB8767FEC5FEB6FDD69603" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="E40BA630FFAB8767FEC5FEB6FAB995A9" blockId="8.[264,1324,283,1126]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFAB8767FEC5FEB6FE689557" bold="true" box="[312,452,283,309]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Etymology.</emphasis>
This species is named in honor of Dr. David A. Cofrin, a physician, philanthropist and visionary science­enthusiast who has contributed to the advancement of research in biology. Dr. Cofrin's interest in the rise of the Isthmus of
<collectingCountry id="9CA3E6A0FFAB8767FBD3FECAFB2795E3" box="[1070,1163,359,385]" name="Panama" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Panama</collectingCountry>
and its influence over the last 12 million years on the evolution of lifes diversity in the Americas is encouraging the development of extensive research on marine biology and paleobiology.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E40BA630FFAB8767FEC5FE7BFDD69603" blockId="8.[264,1324,283,1126]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFAB8767FEC5FE7BFE339592" bold="true" box="[312,415,470,496]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Habitat.</emphasis>
The new species was found inhabiting shallow waters, from
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to
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in depth on rocky communities exposed to strong waves and currents. It is very common between 10 and
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where it appears in patches together with other octocorals species, but being the dominant species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="ACAEF5BBFFAB8767FEC5FDC6FE5F96B4" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="E40BA630FFAB8767FEC5FDC6FE5F96B4" blockId="8.[264,1324,283,1126]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFAB8767FEC5FDC6FE7496E7" bold="true" box="[312,472,619,645]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Distribution.</emphasis>
Various localities along the Pacific coast of
<collectingCountry id="9CA3E6A0FFAB8767FBFCFDC1FB2A96E4" box="[1025,1158,620,646]" name="Costa Rica" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Costa Rica</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry id="9CA3E6A0FFAB8767FB3AFDC1FA8B96E4" box="[1223,1319,620,646]" name="Panama" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Panama</collectingCountry>
, under contrasting oceanographic and hydrological conditions (e.g., upwelling and nonupwelling regimes).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="ACAEF5BBFFAB8767FEC5FD49FBFB9004" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="E40BA630FFAB8767FEC5FD49FBFB9004" blockId="8.[264,1324,283,1126]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFAB8767FEC5FD49FE06969C" bold="true" box="[312,426,740,766]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Remarks</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFAB8767FE47FD49FD0D969F" box="[442,673,740,765]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Leptogorgia cofrini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CDF3C759FFAB8767FD57FD49FCAB969C" box="[682,775,740,766]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
is allied to a group of
<taxonomicName id="23B4DDB3FFAB8767FBE6FD49FB07969F" box="[1051,1195,740,765]" class="Anthozoa" family="Gorgoniidae" genus="Leptogorgia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFAB8767FBE6FD49FB07969F" box="[1051,1195,740,765]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Leptogorgia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
that could be called the
<taxonomicName id="23B4DDB3FFAB8767FE58FCA1FC569744" authority="Duchassaing &amp; Michelotti, 1864" authorityName="Duchassaing &amp; Michelotti" authorityYear="1864" box="[421,1018,780,806]" class="Anthozoa" family="Gorgoniidae" genus="Leptogorgia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="alba">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFAB8767FE58FCA1FDDD9747" box="[421,625,780,805]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Leptogorgia alba</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="8025DBC1FFAB8767FD84FCA1FC569744" author="Duchassaing" box="[633,1018,780,806]" pageId="8" pageNumber="10" refString="Duchassaing, P. &amp; Michelotti, J. (1864) Supplement au memoire sur les coralliaires des Antilles. Extrait des memoires de l'Academie des Sciences de Turin, 2, 23, 1 - 112." type="journal article" year="1864">Duchassaing &amp; Michelotti, 1864</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
group. They all are white with various branching patterns and different abundances of sclerite
<typeStatus id="3B0F1892FFAB8767FBD4FC99FBC7972C" box="[1065,1131,820,846]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">types</typeStatus>
. Excluding
<taxonomicName id="23B4DDB3FFAB8767FB08FC99FDEC9714" authority="Bayer, 2000" authorityName="Bayer" authorityYear="2000" class="Anthozoa" family="Gorgoniidae" genus="Leptogorgia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="styx">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFAB8767FB08FC99FE0E9717" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Leptogorgia styx</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="8025DBC1FFAB8767FE51FCF1FDEC9714" author="Bayer" box="[428,576,860,886]" pageId="8" pageNumber="10" refString="Bayer, F. M. (2000) A new species of Leptogorgia from the eastern Pacific (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Holaxonia). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 113, 3, 609 - 616." type="journal article" year="2000">Bayer, 2000</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, that was properly described and characterised, the rest of this group needs revision and redescription. However,
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<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFAB8767FC9DFC29FBEB97FF" box="[864,1095,900,925]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Leptogorgia cofrini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CDF3C759FFAB8767FBADFC29FB0097FC" box="[1104,1196,900,926]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
presents a characteristic small size, branching pattern, and sclerites that clearly differentiate it. The arrangement of CHAp in layers along the axis of
<taxonomicName id="23B4DDB3FFAB8767FC69FC79FBA8978F" box="[916,1028,980,1005]" class="Anthozoa" family="Gorgoniidae" genus="Leptogorgia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="cofrini" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFAB8767FC69FC79FBA8978F" box="[916,1028,980,1005]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">L. cofrini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="CDF3C759FFAB8767FBF0FC79FBC6978C" box="[1037,1130,980,1006]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
matches
<taxonomicName id="23B4DDB3FFAB8767FB21FC79FE0B9074" authority="Bayer 2000" authorityName="Bayer" authorityYear="2000" class="Anthozoa" family="Gorgoniidae" genus="Leptogorgia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="styx">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFAB8767FB21FC79FA87978F" box="[1244,1323,980,1005]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">L. styx</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
, but the CHAp mineralization of the filaments in the core chambers showes some similarity to that found in
<taxonomicName id="23B4DDB3FFAB8767FD79FB89FB91905C" authority="Bayer, 1961" authorityName="Bayer" authorityYear="1961" box="[644,1085,1060,1086]" class="Anthozoa" family="Gorgoniidae" genus="Leptogorgia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="cardinalis">
<emphasis id="D6C07A22FFAB8767FD79FB89FC3E905F" box="[644,914,1060,1085]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Leptogorgia cardinalis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="8025DBC1FFAB8767FC5FFB89FB98905C" author="Bayer" box="[930,1076,1060,1086]" pageId="8" pageNumber="10" refString="Bayer, F. M. (1961) The shallow water Octocorallia of the West Indian Region. A manual for marine biologists. Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, 400 pp." type="book" year="1961">Bayer, 1961</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
by
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, having a looser mesh of filaments, and larger microspheres.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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