Laurinque elenya Breedy, McFadden, Murillo-Cruz, Yanez-Suarez, Robert & Quattrini 2026, sp. 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.21070107 · 研究领域：Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean、Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies、Marine Sponges and Natural Products

Laurinque elenya Breedy, McFadden, Murillo-Cruz, Yánez-Suárez, Robert & Quattrini sp. nov. Figs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Type locality. Las Gemelas II, Isla del Coco, Costa Rica. Material examined. Holotype. Costa Rica • one specimen, ethanol / dry preserved; off Isla del Coco, Las Gemelas II; 5.071715, -87.65116; 362.53 m depth; 16 Oct. 2023; R/V Falkor (too), ROV SuBastian, S 0601; MZUCR 3884, FKt 230918-693. Paratypes. Costa Rica • (one specimen, ethanol preserved); off Isla del Coco, Las Gemelas II; 5.071503, -87.65332; 412.18 m depth; 16 Oct. 2023; R/V Falkor (too), ROV SuBastian, S 0601; MZUCR 4022, FKt 230918–786 • (one specimen, ethanol preserved); off Isla del Coco, Las Gemelas I; 4.994402, -87.448105; 404.77 m in depth; 15 Oct. 2023; R/V Falkor (too), ROV SuBastian, S 0600; MZUCR 4080, FKt 230918–665 • (one specimen, ethanol preserved); off Isla del Coco, Las Gemelas I; 4.992902, -87.446944; 359.87 m depth; 15 Oct. 2023; R/V Falkor (too), ROV SuBastian, S 0600; MZUCR 3892, FKt 230918–685 • (one specimen, ethanol preserved); off Isla del Coco, Las Gemelas I; 4.994389, -87.448117; 404.77 m depth; 22 Jan. 2019; R/V Falkor (too), ROV SuBastian, S 0600; MZUCR 3886, FKt 230918–653 • (one specimen, ethanol preserved); Eastern Pacific Ocean, Seamount 6; 7.679967, -85.911561; 529 m depth; R/V Falkor, ROV SuBastian, S 0227; MZUCR 3088, FK 190106 S 0227 - Q 2. Description. Colony. The holotype is a large irregular-flabellate colony, up to 50 cm tall and 60 cm wide (Fig. 2 A, D); the spec...