Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Parastenella pomponiae
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Alcyonacea
Suborder
Calcaxonia
Family
Primnoidae
Genus
Parastenella
Species
pomponiae
Taxon category: Accepted
Holotype: colony and SEM stubs 2303–2305, JSL-I-1922, USNM 1410289. Paratypes: JSL-I-1922, 1 colony, USNM 1410290; JSL-I-3912, 1 branch, USNM 1410291; Nautilus NA064-125-01-A, 1 colony, CDRS; Type locality: 0°23.68'N, 90°26.341'W (off northeastern Marchena), 475–578 m deep (Carins, 2018).
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Galápagos: off Marchena, Santiago, and Isabela, 446–578 m deep (Carins, 2018).
- 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, Parastenella pomponiae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25011. Accessed 3 April 2026.