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Paracalyptrophora enigma Cairns, 2018

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Cnidaria

Class
Anthozoa

Order
Alcyonacea

Suborder
Calcaxonia

Family
Primnoidae

Genus
Paracalyptrophora

Species
enigma

Taxon category: Accepted

Holotype: colony and SEM stubs 2338–2342, JSL-I-1915, USNM 1409703. Paratype: JSL-I-1916, 1 colony, USNM 1409707 (Cairns, 2018).

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Distribution: Known only from northwest of Española, Galápagos, 547–653 m deep (Cairns, 2018).

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"Galapagos Species Database, Paracalyptrophora enigma", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25008. Accessed 5 November 2026.