Species of Elasmogorgia and Euplexaura (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from Japan with a discussion about the genus Filigella

Abstract. Octocorals with thread-like colony shape have been re-examined, mainly from Japanese waters. The holotypes of Elasmogorgia filiformis and Filigella boninensis and a syntype of Filigella mitsukurii have been studied. Euplexaura arbuscula is identified and Euplexaura yayoii sp. n. described.

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Autores principales: Matsumoto, Asako K., van Ofwegen, Leen P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4926660/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27408532
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.589.8361
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description Abstract. Octocorals with thread-like colony shape have been re-examined, mainly from Japanese waters. The holotypes of Elasmogorgia filiformis and Filigella boninensis and a syntype of Filigella mitsukurii have been studied. Euplexaura arbuscula is identified and Euplexaura yayoii sp. n. described.
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spelling pubmed-49266602016-07-12 Species of Elasmogorgia and Euplexaura (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from Japan with a discussion about the genus Filigella Matsumoto, Asako K. van Ofwegen, Leen P. Zookeys Research Article Abstract. Octocorals with thread-like colony shape have been re-examined, mainly from Japanese waters. The holotypes of Elasmogorgia filiformis and Filigella boninensis and a syntype of Filigella mitsukurii have been studied. Euplexaura arbuscula is identified and Euplexaura yayoii sp. n. described. Pensoft Publishers 2016-05-16 /pmc/articles/PMC4926660/ /pubmed/27408532 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.589.8361 Text en Asako K. Matsumoto, Leen P. van Ofwegen http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Species of Elasmogorgia and Euplexaura (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from Japan with a discussion about the genus Filigella
title Species of Elasmogorgia and Euplexaura (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from Japan with a discussion about the genus Filigella
title_full Species of Elasmogorgia and Euplexaura (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from Japan with a discussion about the genus Filigella
title_fullStr Species of Elasmogorgia and Euplexaura (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from Japan with a discussion about the genus Filigella
title_full_unstemmed Species of Elasmogorgia and Euplexaura (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from Japan with a discussion about the genus Filigella
title_short Species of Elasmogorgia and Euplexaura (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from Japan with a discussion about the genus Filigella
title_sort species of elasmogorgia and euplexaura (cnidaria, octocorallia) from japan with a discussion about the genus filigella
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4926660/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27408532
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.589.8361
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