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UMUTZ- Cnid-A-36

Scientific Name Dendronephthya (M.) pectinata (Holm)

Type Status

Kingdom Animalia


Phylum Cnidaria


Class Anthozoa


Subclass Octocorallia


Order Alcyonacea


Suborder Alcyoniina


Family Nephtheidae


Genus Dendronephthya


Subgenus (Morchellana)


Species pectinata


Subspecies


Auther (Holm)


Date 6 August 1894.

Label
Information
“Station 13, 6/VIII 94”.

Remarks Colony: one colony.
The divaricate-like growth form of this specimen is likely due to its being young. This specimen had been stored in the same jar as UMUTZ-Cnid-A-112 and A-113.