Stephanogorgia rattoi, Castro & Medeiros & Loiola, 2010

Castro, C. B., Medeiros, M. S. & Loiola, L. L., 2010, Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Brazilian reefs, Journal of Natural History 44 (13 - 14), pp. 763-827 : 837

Stephanogorgia rattoi sp. nov.

Material

Holotype. Brazil: Bahia, Pedra Grande , Parcel das Paredes, 17°44′44.1″ S, 038°55′08.7″ W, c. 16 m, collected by B. Segal and C. B. Castro, 19 February 2000 ( MNRJ 06071 ) ( Figure 3 ).

Paratypes. Brazil: Bahia, Off Itacolomis Reefs, 16°56′29″ S, 039°00′24″ W, 14–22 m ( MNRJ 03684 ) ; ‘ Salteado de Timbebas’ , 17°25′34.3″ S, 038°58′16.6″ W, 23 m ( MNRJ 04323 ) ; south of Parcel de Timbebas , 17°30′22.4″ S, 039°00′47.5″ W, 3.5– 13 m ( MNRJ 04324 ) ; Parcel de Timbebas , 17°30.057′ S, 039°00.776′ W ( MNRJ 02844 , 02845 ) ; Pedra Grande , Parcel das Paredes, 17°44′44.1″ S, 038°55′08.7″ W, c. 16 m ( MNRJ 04319 – 14 paratypes) ; Lixa Reef , Parcel das Paredes, 17°46.54′ S, 039°01.58′ W, 12 m ( MNRJ 02954 ) ; Lixa Reef , Vigilante, Parcel das Paredes ( MNRJ 03064 ) ; Parcel das Paredes , 17°52′37.83″ S, 038°58′34.15″ W ( MNRJ 03169 ) ; Popa Verde Reef , Abrolhos Bank, 18–20 m ( MNRJ 02967 ) ; Califórnia Reef , 18°06′07.8″ S, 038°35′26.0″ W, 15–32 m ( MNRJ 04071 – seven specimens; 04318 – 24 specimens) ; Califórnia Reef , 18°07′ S, 038°34′ W, 20–30 m ( MNRJ 04146 – 16 specimens; MNRJ 06000 ) ; south-east of Califórnia Reef , 18°34′00″ to 18°39′48″ S, 038°04′00″ to 037°52′13″ W, 65 m ( MNRJ 04823 , MNRJ 05994 ) ; Espírito Santo, off Doce River , 19°42.626′ to 19°43.857′ S, 039°26.321′ to 039°26.372′ W, 100–417 m ( MNRJ 04221 ) ( Figure 3 ).

Figures

Figure 3. Sclerites of Carijoa riisei (Duchassaing and Michelotti, 1860) (MNRJ 00385): (A) anthocodia; (B) anthostele, near anthocodia; (C) outer layer of coenenchyme of polyp column (branch); (D) inner layer of polyp column.