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UMUTZ- Cnid-A-9

Scientific Name Dendronephthya (R .) sp.

Type Status

Kingdom Animalia


Phylum Cnidaria


Class Anthozoa


Subclass Octocorallia


Order Alcyonacea


Suborder Alcyoniina


Family Nephtheidae


Genus Dendronephthya


Subgenus (Roxasia)


Species sp.


Subspecies


Auther


Locality Yamaguchi Prefecture, three miles (i.e., ca. 5 km) off Shimonoseki city, 300 fathoms (i.e., ca. 550 m).

Date 14 July 1894.

Collector Prof. Isao Ijima.

Label
Information
“3 ri of Shimonoseki, 300 Hiro, 14/7 94, Ijima, 70%”.

Remarks Colony: one fragment.
This specimen is a very young colony, and almost completely disintegrated. The word “ri” on the label seems to mean “kairi: 海里”, i.e. a nautical mile.