Published February 3, 2022
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Xenia konohana sp. nov. (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Alcyonacea), a new soft coral species in the family Xeniidae from Miyazaki, Japan
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- 1. University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan|Kuroshio Biological Research Foundation, Otsuki, Japan
- 2. Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan|Kuroshio Biological Research Foundation, Otsuki, Japan|Octocoral Research Laboratory, Kire, Japan
- 3. Miyazaki University, Miyazaki, Japan
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A new soft coral species, Xenia konohana sp. nov. (Alcyonacea, Xeniidae), is described from Miyazaki in the warm-temperate region of Japan. This new species has conspicuous and unique spindle sclerites in addition to the simple ellipsoid platelet-shaped sclerites typically found in the genus Xenia. These unique spindles are a specific key morphological characteristic for this new species and for differentiating this species among congeneric species.
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