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Faxiella abietina (Studer, 1894)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Cnidaria

Class
Anthozoa

Order
Alcyonacea

Suborder
Calcaxonia

Family
Primnoidae

Genus
Faxiella

Species
abietina

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Amphilaphis abietina Studer, 1894, Plumarella (Faxiella) abietina (Studer, 1894), Plumarella abietina (Studer, 1894), Thouarella (Amphilaphis) abietina (Studer, 1894) fide Ahyong, S., et al. (2023).

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: (Plumarella (Faxiella) abietina) Galápagos: east of Santa Cruz and off Roca Redonda, 717–808 m deep. Elsewhere: off Ecuador, 3181 m depth (Cairns, 2018).

References

  • Ahyong, S. Boyko, C.B., Bailly, N., Bernot, J., Bieler, R, ... Williams, D.M., Williams, G., Wilson, R., Witkowski, J., Wyatt, N., Wylezich, C., Xavier, J., Xu, K., Zanol, J., Zeidler, W., Zhao, Z., Zullini, A. (2023) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
  • Cairns, S.D. (2018) Deep-Water Octocorals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). from the Galápagos and Cocos Islands. Part 1: Suborder Calcaxonia. ZooKeys 729: 1–46. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.729.21779

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"Galapagos Species Database, Faxiella abietina", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25010. Accessed 5 November 2026.