Alcyonium

Ofwegen, Van, 2007, The genus Alcyonium (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) in Chile, Zootaxa 1607, pp. 1-19 : 2

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.178819

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6237487

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7974B36E-FFAB-094F-B1FA-B536C6E3EDC8

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Alcyonium
status

 

Key to the Chilean Alcyonium View in CoL species

1. Colonies membranous and/or lobate ........................................................................................................... 2

-. Colonies digitiform or digitate..................................................................................................................... 5

2. Interior base with sparsely ornamented rods ............................................. A. sollasi Wright & Studer, 1889 View in CoL

-. Interior base without sparsely ornamented rods .......................................................................................... 3

3. Only capstans and spindles in coenenchyme .................................................. A. grandis Casas et al., 1997 View in CoL

-. Coenenchyme also with clubs .................................................................................................................... 4

4. Capstans very tuberculate, tentacle bases with clubs ............................................................ A. roseum View in CoL n. sp

-. Capstans sparsely tuberculate, tentacle bases without clubs ........... A. antarcticum Wright & Studer, 1889 View in CoL

5. Interior with spindles only ...................................................................... A. haddoni Wright & Studer, 1889 View in CoL

-. Interior with rods and spindles .................................................................................................................... 6

6. Colonies with slender lobes (<0.5 cm wide) ......................................................................... A. jorgei View in CoL n. sp.

-. Colonies with robust lobes (1 cm wide and more) ...................................................................................... 7

7. Interior of complete colony with sparsely ornamented rods, most clubs without central wart ..................... .................................................................................................................................... A. glaciophilum View in CoL n. sp.

-. Only interior of base with sparsely ornamented rods, most clubs with central wart......... A. yepayek View in CoL n. sp.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Cnidaria

Class

Anthozoa

Order

Alcyonacea

Family

Alcyoniidae

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