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UMUTZ- Cnid-P-63

Scientific Name Kophobelemnon stelliferum O. F. Müller

Type Status

Kingdom Animalia


Phylum Cnidaria


Class Anthozoa


Subclass Octocorallia


Order Pennatulacea


Suborder Sessiliflorae


Family Kophobelemnidae


Genus Kophobelemnon


Species stelliferum


Subspecies


Auther O. F. Müller


Locality Sagami Bay, Honba, 350-400 fathoms (i.e., 640-730 m).

Date 7 December 1894.

Collector Kumakichi Aoki.

Reference Thomson & Rennet, 1927: 122.

Label
Information
“Name. Kophobelemnon ferrugineum, Loc. Honba, southwest of Province Awa, 350-400 fms., Date. 7 Dec. 1894. Coll. Aoki”.

Remarks Colony: three colonies.
“Honba” is a fishing ground located between Suno-saki Cape, Chiba Prefecture, and Izu-oshima Island.