Lithoptilum Ganguly & France, 2024, gen. nov.
Authors/Creators
- 1. Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana, USA 70504
Description
Genus Lithoptilum gen. nov.
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3.3.1 Diagnosis
The peduncle is an enlarged distinct bulbous structure; in in-situ colonies the peduncle is loosely attached to the surface of a hard substratum. In a collected specimen, the base of the peduncle is a widened and folded structure with a terminal knob. In phylogenetic trees of sea pens, members of this genus form a monophyletic clade sister to Anthoptilum spp., Anthoptilum grandiflorum and Anthoptilum murrayi.
3.3. 2 Type Species
Anthoptilum lithophilum Williams & Alderslade, 2011, is designated as the type species.
3.3.3 Nominal Species
There are currently 5 species 2 that should be included in Lithoptilum gen. nov. — Lithoptilum decipiens (Thomas & Henderson, 1906), comb. nov, Lithoptilum gowlettholmesae (Williams &Alderslade, 2011), comb. nov., Lithoptilum lithophilum (Williams & Alderslade, 2011), comb. nov., Lithoptilum gnome (Kushida et al, 2024), comb. nov., and Lithoptilum francei (Williams & Alderslade, 2011), comb. nov.
3.4 Etymology
The name of the new genus is derived from a combination of the Greek words “litho” meaning stone and “ptil” meaning a feather. The name is a reflection of the habitat utilization by these sea pens. Gender of this taxon name is neutral.
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Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://zoobank.org/1FBC7165-1EF8-4D82-871C-37092D96F992
- URL
- http://treatment.plazi.org/id/8B177554FFC9FF96FF507CA1FD28FDF1
- LSID
- urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:1FBC7165-1EF8-4D82-871C-37092D96F992
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Ganguly & France
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Order
- Pennatulacea
- Family
- Anthoptilidae
- Genus
- Lithoptilum
- Taxon rank
- genus
- Taxonomic status
- gen. nov.
- Taxonomic concept label
- Lithoptilum Ganguly & France, 2024
References
- Hogan, R. I., Hopkins, K., Wheeler, A. J., Allcock, A. L. & Yesson, C. (2019) Novel diversity in mitochondrial genomes of deep-sea Pennatulacea (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Octocorallia). Mitochondrial DNA, Part A, 1 - 14. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 24701394.2019.1634699
- Nutting, C. C. (1908) Descriptions of the Alcyonaria collected by the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries steamer Albatross in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands in 1902. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 34, 543 - 601. https: // doi. org / 10.5479 / si. 00963801.34 - 1624.543
- Williams, G. C. & Alderslade, P. (2011) Three new species of pennatulacean octocorals with the ability to attach to rocky substrata (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Pennatulacea). Zootaxa, 3001 (1), 33 - 48. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3001.1.2
- Kushida, Y., Kise, H., Iguchi, A., Fujiwara, Y. & Tsuchida, S. (2024) Description of the fifth sea pen species that attaches to hard substrates by modifying its peduncle. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 203, 104212. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. dsr. 2023.104212