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A new species of alcyonacean octocoral from the Galápagos Archipelago

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2005

Odalisca Breedy  and
Hector M. Guzman
Odalisca Breedy
Affiliation:
Museo de Zoología, Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica, E-mail: odalisca@racsa.co.cr Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute PO Box 2072, Balboa, Panamá, E-mail: guzmanh@naos.si.edu
Hector M. Guzman
Affiliation:
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute PO Box 2072, Balboa, Panamá, E-mail: guzmanh@naos.si.edu
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Abstract

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The genus Heterogorgia is reported for the first time from the shallow waters of the Galápagos Archipelago, and a new species found in the southern islands is described. The new species is distinguished from the other species of the genus described thus far by having thick branches with large, densely packed calyces, being mostly unbranched, and having larger sclerites. The occurrence of Heterogorgia verrucosa is also reported.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 85 , Issue 4 , August 2005 , pp. 801 - 807
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2005 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom