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Precious corals (Coralliidae) from north-western Atlantic Seamounts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2010

Anne Simpson  and
Les Watling
Anne Simpson
Affiliation:
Darling Marine Center, University of Maine, Walpole, ME 04573, USA
Les Watling*
Affiliation:
Darling Marine Center, University of Maine, Walpole, ME 04573, USA Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
*
Correspondence should be addressed: L. Watling, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA email: watling@hawaii.edu
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Abstract

Two new species belonging to the precious coral genus Corallium were collected during a series of exploratory cruises to the New England and Corner Rise Seamounts in 2003–2005. One red species, Corallium bathyrubrum sp. nov., and one white species, C. bayeri sp. nov., are described. Corallium bathyrubrum is the first red Corallium to be reported from the western Atlantic. An additional species, C. niobe Bayer, 1964 originally described from the Straits of Florida, was also collected and its description augmented.

Keywords

Coralliumdeep-water coralsCorallium niobeCorallium bathyrubrum sp. nov.Corallium bayeri sp. nov.New England Seamount ChainCorner Rise Seamount Groupwestern Atlantic Ocean
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 91 , Special Issue 2: Biodiversity and Taxonomy , March 2011 , pp. 369 - 382
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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