A new alcyonacean octocoral (cnidaria, anthozoa, octocorallia) from chilean fjords

A new species, Swiftia comauensis, is described from Chile. It occurs in shallow waters from 18 to 59 m in the Patagonian fjord region and seems to be endemic to the northern part of the region. The species is characterized by having straggly colonies wit

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Breedy, Odalisca, Cairns, Stephen D, Haeussermann, Verena
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Chile
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.anid.cl:10533/231908
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10533/231908
Access Level:acceso abierto
Descripción
Sumario:A new species, Swiftia comauensis, is described from Chile. It occurs in shallow waters from 18 to 59 m in the Patagonian fjord region and seems to be endemic to the northern part of the region. The species is characterized by having straggly colonies wit