Paraphelliactis tangi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Metridioidea 

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: Hexacorallia
Ordo: Actiniaria
Subordo: Enthemonae
Superfamilia: Metridioidea

Familia: Hormathiidae
Genus: Paraphelliactis
Species: Paraphelliactis tangi

Name

Paraphelliactis tangi Li & Xu, 2016

  • Holotype: Y 30046, attached on stones, collected on 16 December 2014 from FX-Dive 17 (137°49.90′E, 9°0.82′N), 1980 m, foraminiferal ooze bottom.
  • Paratypes: Y 30051, two specimens, embraced sponge spicules, collected on 16 December 2014 from FX-Dive 17 (137°49.81′E, 8°59.80′N), 1928 m, foraminiferal ooze bottom.

References

  • Li, Y. & Xu, K-D. 2016. Paraphelliactis tangi n. sp. and Phelliactis yapensis n. sp., two new deep-sea species of Hormathiidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) from a seamount in the tropical Western Pacific. Zootaxa 4072(3): 358–372. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4072.3.5. Reference page.