Acanthoaxis, van Ofwegen & McFadden, 2010
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930903359669 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/067C8785-3243-9A5C-92B5-B4BCFD7C4110 |
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Felipe |
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Acanthoaxis |
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gen. nov. |
Acanthoaxis View in CoL gen. nov.
Diagnosis
Acanthoaxiidae with laterally branched colonies with the polyps arranged spirally around the branches. Polyps able to completely retract into dome-shaped coenenchymal mounds.
Type species
Acanthoaxis wirtzi sp. nov. by original designation.
Etymology
The generic name is derived from the Latin word acanthus, a thorny evergreen, and axis alluding to its spiny axis. Gender masculine.
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