Adinisis thresheri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scleralcyonacea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Anthozoa Classis: Octocorallia Ordo: Scleralcyonacea

Familia: Keratoisididae
Genera: Adinisis
Species: Adinisis thresheri

Name

Adinisis thresheri Lapointe, A. & Watling, L., 2022

Type locality: The Knob, Tasman Fracture Zone, Tasmanian Seamounts, collected on 12 January 2009, 45°08′34″S 145°59′02″E / 45.1428°S 145.9840°E / -45.1428; 145.9840, 1645 m, 2.56° C bottom temp.

Holotype: TMAG K3843

Paratypes:

TMAG K3853, The Knob, Tasmanian Seamounts, collected on 12 January 2009, 45°08′12″S 145°58′39″E / 45.1368°S 145.9776°E / -45.1368; 145.9776 1813 m.
TMAG K3839, Cascade Plateau, Tasmanian Seamounts, collected on 04 January 2009, 44°04′38″S 150°20′00″E / 44.0771°S 150.3334°E / -44.0771; 150.3334, 2009 m, 2.34° C bottom temp.

Etymology: This species is named in honor of Dr. Ronald E. Thresher, the co-chief scientist of the cruise in recognition of his many contributions to our understanding of seamount communities.

References

Lapointe, A. & Watling, L. 2022. Towards a revision of the bamboo corals (Octocorallia): Part 5, new genera and species of Keratoisididae from the Tasmanian deep sea. Zootaxa 5168(2): 137–157. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5168.2.3 Reference page.