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Etymology:
The genus name "Ofwegenum" (gender: neuter) honors the late Dr. Leendert Pieter van Ofwegen (1953-2021), a close friend and eminent octocoral taxonomist (Hoeksema 2021), in memory of his prolific contribution to the knowledge of this group.
Etymology:
The species name "coronalucis" is composed of the Latin words "corona" (crown) and "lucis" (light) and refers to the reflective ring of sclerites around the polyp mouth in living specimens.
Color:
In life, the colonies appear brown with blue-green tentacles.
The holotype consists of several fragments of a colony; the largest has a diameter of 10 mm ).
The colony consists of several capitate polypariae on sterile stems, lateral branches connect neighboring stems at the base and form an encrusting mat.
Most polyps are contracted, with the polyps widely arranged on the polyparium.
Source:
McFadden CS, Benayahu Y, Samimi-Namin K (2024) A new genus of soft coral (Octocorallia, Malacalcyonacea, Cladiellidae) and three new species from Indo-Pacific coral reefs. ZooKeys 1188: 275-304. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617
The genus name "Ofwegenum" (gender: neuter) honors the late Dr. Leendert Pieter van Ofwegen (1953-2021), a close friend and eminent octocoral taxonomist (Hoeksema 2021), in memory of his prolific contribution to the knowledge of this group.
Etymology:
The species name "coronalucis" is composed of the Latin words "corona" (crown) and "lucis" (light) and refers to the reflective ring of sclerites around the polyp mouth in living specimens.
Color:
In life, the colonies appear brown with blue-green tentacles.
The holotype consists of several fragments of a colony; the largest has a diameter of 10 mm ).
The colony consists of several capitate polypariae on sterile stems, lateral branches connect neighboring stems at the base and form an encrusting mat.
Most polyps are contracted, with the polyps widely arranged on the polyparium.
Source:
McFadden CS, Benayahu Y, Samimi-Namin K (2024) A new genus of soft coral (Octocorallia, Malacalcyonacea, Cladiellidae) and three new species from Indo-Pacific coral reefs. ZooKeys 1188: 275-304. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1188.110617
