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Stichopathes variabilis var. asperspina van Pesch 1914

  • 1. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P. O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands
  • 2. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P. O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands & Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX 1 3 SZ, UK & Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, UK

Description

Stichopathes variabilis var. asperspina van Pesch, 1914

Cirripathes (Stichopathes) variabilis var. asperspina van Pesch, 1914: 120–131, 232–235, pls 6: figs 2, 7 and 10; pl. 7: figs 1, 4 and 8–10; text-figs 113–163.

Syntypes.

Indonesia • colony (preserved in 70 % ethanol); near reef of Batjulmatil, Java; 7.9250°S, 114.4333°E; depth ≥ 15 m; coral and stones; dredge, shore exploration; Siboga Expedition 1899–1900; Sta. 7; 11 Mar 1899; ZMA.COEL.3465.a • colony (preserved in 70 % ethanol); Nangamessi Bay, Sumba; depth ≤ 36 m; coral sand and nearshore mud; trawl, shore exploration; Siboga Expedition 1899–1900; Sta. 53; 21–22 Apr 1899; ZMA.COEL.3465.b • colony (preserved in 70 % ethanol); Borneo Bank; 3.4500°S, 117.6000°E; depth 59 m; fine grey coral sand; dredge; Siboga Expedition 1899–1900; Sta. 77; 10 Jun 1899; ZMA.COEL.3465.c • colony (preserved in 70 % ethanol); off Pulau Seram; 3.4500°S, 131.0083°E; depth 567 m; fine yellow-grey mud; deep-sea trawl; Siboga Expedition 1899–1900; Sta. 173; 28 Aug 1899; ZMA.COEL.3465.d • colony (preserved in 70 % ethanol); between Wowoni and Buton Islands, northern entrance of Buton Strait; 4.3333°S, 122.9667°E; depth 75–94 m; sand with dead shells; dredge, tow-net; Siboga Expedition 1899–1900; Sta. 204; 20 Sept 1899; not located • colony (preserved in 70 % ethanol); Saleyer Anchorage and surroundings, including Pulu Pasi Tanette near the north point of Saleyer Island; depth ≤ 36 m; coral reefs, mud and muddy sand; trawl, tow-net, reef exploration; Siboga Expedition 1899–1900; Sta. 213; 26 Oct 1899; ZMA.COEL.3465.e • colony (preserved in 70 % ethanol); 2.3 miles N, 63°W from the north point of Nuhu Jasu, Kei Islands; 5.6083°S, 132.9200°E; depth 90 m; sand, coral and shells; Blake dredge; Siboga Expedition 1899–1900; Sta. 260; 16–18 Dec 1899; ZMA.COEL.3465.f.

Remarks.

The syntype corresponding to station 204 was not located in the Naturalis Biodiversity Center collection. Under Article 45.6. 4 of the ICZN, variety names established before 1961 may be deemed subspecific; however, no nomenclatural changes are proposed here.

Notes

Published as part of Bakker, Piet Arie Johannes & Samimi-Namin, Kaveh, 2026, Collections Unravelled: an annotated catalogue of Antipatharia (Cnidaria, Hexacorallia) type material in Naturalis Biodiversity Center, pp. 817-828 in Zoosystematics and Evolution 102 (3) on pages 817-828, DOI: 10.3897/zse.102.192821

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