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UMUTZ- Cnid-A-49

Scientific Name Eleutherobia dofleini Kükenthal

Type Status

Kingdom Animalia


Phylum Cnidaria


Class Anthozoa


Subclass Octocorallia


Order Alcyonacea


Suborder Alcyoniina


Family Alcyoniidae


Genus Eleutherobia


Species dofleini


Subspecies


Auther Kükenthal


Locality Sagami Bay, Nakano-yodomi, 100 fathoms (i.e., ca. 180 m).

Date 14 August 1900.

Label
Information
“Nidalia, Alcyoniidae”; “産地 中ノヨドミ, ヤハギ掛, 100尋, 明治33年8月14日.”.

Remarks Colony: eight colonies.
“Nakano-yodomi” is located about 15 km west of the Miura Peninsula, Kanagawa Prefecture. The meaning of “ヤハギ掛” is “Yahagi-line” which is a fishermen’s expression used to pinpoint a fishing ground. The “Yahagi-line” is a line extending from Fujiyama Mountain (see Remarks for UMUTZ-Cnid-A-96) in the direction of Yahagi in the western part of Miura city, Kanagawa Prefecture.