ZYGOPHYLAX LIGHTI GU & SONG SP. NOV.

(FIGS 12, 13A, B, 14A)

Z o o b a n k r e g i s t r a t i o n: urn: lsid: zoobank. org:act: 536BAF1F-9924-41D1-AF33-6612D85F206A.

Type locality: South China Sea ; 921–1816 m.

Etymology: The specific name honours Professor Sol Felty Light (1886–1947) who served as the chairman of the Department of Zoology at Xiamen University from 1922 to 1924, and memorizes the centenary celebration of the biological disciplines in Xiamen University. Light’s systematic studies on marine invertebrates initiated the early development of marine science at the Xiamen University.

Type material: Holotype, XUMB7904, fertile; paratype, XUMB7905, fertile; see Supporting Information, Table S1.

Other material: Thirty-five infertile colonies deposited separately, each specimen containing one colony (XMUB7863, XMUB7869, XMUB7906– XMUB7938), also collected from South China Sea. See details in Supporting Information, Table S1.