Stacked from 24 images. Method=B (R=4,S=4)
Species ID
OC-SP-0003387
Discovered
Phylum
Cnidaria
Species ID
OC-SP-0003387
Provisional Species Name
Imbricacis sp_FKt240708-701-CQ18
Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS
Imbricacis
Lowest Known Rank
Genus
Status
Discovered
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Embargo
No
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Octocorallia
Order
Malacalcyonacea
Family
Acanthogorgiidae
Genus
Imbricacis
Taxonomic Remarks
No species of this genus has ever been found in the East Pacific Ocean. This is the second record from the East Pacific Ocean and the second record from Chilean waters. The sclerites of the Materials are examined in a Scanning Electron Microscope. All sclerite features are different from those of species 1, species 2, and species 3 from the Maldives, species 5 from Chilean waters, those of any known species of the genus Imbricacis and the undescribed species in the museum collection, which were found during the Species Discovery Awards travel (2026). It is different from Imbricacis sp. 5 in having larger thick coenenchyma sclerites.
Received All Minimal Data for Discovery
10/04/2026
Description of Material
Colony: Height 8.613 cm, width 7.456 cm (Fig.1, largest of broken pieces) Branch colour is yellow with yellow polyps when alive. Shape of the colony: Uniplanar fan Branching patterns: Irregular, No Anastomoses Arrangement of polyps: three sides Polyps: Height: 0.079-0.177 cm; Width: 0.166-0.218cm (Figure 2) Colour of sclerites: Colourless
Distribution
Only known from the T11 site (Latitude -25.788.284, Longitude -84.674.895) in the Nazca Ridge, in the East Pacific Ocean. Depth 423 m.
Scientific Name Authorship
Matsumoto
Stacked from 24 images. Method=B (R=4,S=4)
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