Stacked from 24 images. Method=B (R=4,S=4)
Species ID
OC-SP-0003394
Discovered
Phylum
Cnidaria
Species ID
OC-SP-0003394
Provisional Species Name
Muriceides sp_FKt240108-649-CQ4-001
Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS
Muriceides
Lowest Known Rank
Genus
Status
Discovered
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Embargo
No
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Octocorallia
Order
Malacalcyonacea
Family
Acanthogorgiidae
Genus
Muriceides
Taxonomic Remarks
No species of this genus has been found in the South-East Pacific Ocean. The sclerites of the Materials are examined in a Scanning Electron Microscope. All sclerite features are different from those of any known species of the genus Muriceides and the undescribed/misidentified species in the museum collection, which were surveyed during the Species Discovery Awards travel (2026). This species is the first record from the East Pacific Ocean and the first record from Chilean waters.
Received All Minimal Data for Discovery
10/04/2026
Description of Material
Colony: Height: 21.132cm; Width: 13.514cm (Fig.1) Yellow with yellow polyps when alive. Uniplanar fan Branching patterns: Irregular, No Anastomoses Arrangement of polyps: biserially, sometimes all around. Polyps: Height: 0.38 - 1.58 mm; Width: 1.47 - 2.5 mm (Fig.2) Colour of sclerites: Colourless
Distribution
Known from JF1 site (Latitude: -33588776, Longitude: -78497868), Juan Fernandez Ridge, the South-East Pacific Ocean. Depth 490.76 m.
Scientific Name Authorship
Matsumoto
Stacked from 24 images. Method=B (R=4,S=4)
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