Object Details
- Notes
- N. Iwasaki of Kochi Univ. Japan sampled a broken piece of. C. elatius
- Specimen was sampled by Bertalan Lendvay on 9 Nov 2022. Sample is to be sent in loan for analysis.
- Specimen sampled for and sent to Santiago Herrera of Lehigh University for genetic analysis.
- Record Last Modified
- 19 Apr 2024
- Specimen Count
- 1
- Collector
- K. Kishinouye
- Ocean/Sea/Gulf
- North Pacific Ocean
- Place
- Goto Islands, Kyushu Island, Japan, North Pacific Ocean
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- Invertebrate Zoology
- Cnidaria
- Published Name
- Corallium gotoense Nonaka et al., 2012
- Corallium elatius (Ridley, 1882)
- Data Source
- NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.
- USNM Number
- 19928
- Type Citation
- Nonaka, M., Muzik, K. M., et al. 2012. Descriptions of two new species and designation of three neotypes of Japanese Coralliidae from recently discovered specimens that were collected by Kishinouye, and the introduction of a statistical approach to sclerite abundance and size. 3428 1-67.
- Type Status
- Holotype
- Preparation
- Dry
- Record ID
- nmnhinvertebratezoology_12333
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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