A new genus of paralcyoniid soft corals (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Paralcyoniidae) from the Indo-West Pacific
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A new genus of paralcyoniid soft corals ( Octocorallia , Alcyonacea , Paralcyoniidae ) from the Indo - West Pacific
A new genus of paralcyoniid soft corals (Octocorallia: Paralcyoniidae) from the Indo-West Pacific is described and named Ceeceenus. The new genus is compared with the related genera Paralcyonium Milne Edwards, 1850 and Studeriotes Thomson & Simpson, 1909. Four new species are described and included in the new genus. They were found in Thailand, Japan, Palau, Papua New Guinea and Tonga.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Japanese Coral Reef Society
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1882-5710,1345-1421
DOI: 10.3755/jcrs.8.25