Laurinque Breedy, McFadden, Murillo-Cruz & Quattrini 2026, gen. nov.

作者：Odalisca Breedy, Catherine S. McFadden, Catalina Murillo‐Cruz, Ana‐Belen Yánez‐Suárez, Katleen Robert, Andrea M. Quattrini · 发表于：Open MIND · 年份：2026 · DOI：10.5281/zenodo.21070104 · 研究领域：Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean、Plant Diversity and Evolution、Mineralogy and Gemology Studies

GenusLaurinqueBreedy, McFadden, Murillo-Cruz & Quattrini gen. nov. Type species. Laurinque elenya sp. nov. by monotypy. Type locality. Las Gemelas II, Isla del Coco, Costa Rica. Generic diagnosis as for the family. Etymology. Laurinquë: neuter n. (Q) meaning golden tree in the Elvish language, Quenya (The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien 1955) in allusion to the bright yellow tree-like colonies. The golden octocoral gardens on fields of brittle stars evoke the mystic world of elves, where they spoke Quenya their ancient tongue (The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien 1955; The Silmarillion, Tolkien 1977).