Cladocarpus pennatus Galea, 2020

Cladocarpus pennatus Galea, 2020: 14, figs 6c–e, 8–9.

Material examined

PACIFIC OCEAN • several ♂, ♀ or sterile colonies, 8–12 cm high; off New Caledonia, stn DW4711; 22°47′ S, 167°24′ E; 335–338 m; 18 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; barcode identifier MT 655140; MNHN-IK-2015-549 • 2 sterile colonies, ca 12 and 14 cm high, respectively; off New Caledonia, stn DW4749; 23°38′ S, 167°44′ E; 457– 440 m; 24 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; MNHN-IK-2015-550 • many colonies and fragments, 4–10 cm high, some sterile, others with ♂ or ♀ gonothecae; off New Caledonia, stn DW4714; 22°49′ S, 167°25′ E; 394–443 m; 18 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; barcode identifier MT655141; MNHN-IK-2015-551 • 2 sterile colonies, 7 and 11 cm high; off New Caledonia, stn DW4744; 22°55′ S, 167°37′ E; 310– 290 m; 23 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; MNHN-IK-2015-552 • 4 colonies, ca 11 cm high, of which one is sterile, two bear ♂ and one ♀ gonothecae; off New Caledonia, stn CP4676; 22°51′ S, 167°30′ E; 383– 383 m; 13 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; MNHN-IK-2015-553 • several colonies, 8–15 cm high, either sterile or with ♂ or ♀ gonothecae; off New Caledonia, stn DW4743; 22°52′ S, 167°34′ E; 380– 340 m; 23 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; MNHN-IK-2015-554 • 5 colonies, 8–12 cm high, one sterile, one bearing ♀ and three others ♂ gonothecae; off New Caledonia, stn DW4715; 22°50′ S, 167°27′ E; 424– 424 m; 18 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; barcode identifier MT655142; MNHN-IK-2015-555 • 1 ca 14 cm high ♀ colony; off New Caledonia, stn CP4787; 22°43′ S, 167°43′ E; 500–533 m; 29 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; MNHN-IK-2015-556 • several colonies 4.5–19 cm high, either sterile or with ♂ or ♀ gonothecae; off New Caledonia, stn DW4742; 22°53′ S, 167°37′ E; 290– 345 m; 23 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; MNHN-IK-2015-557 • 1 ca 7.5 cm high, sterile colony; off New Caledonia, stn DW4677; 22°53′ S, 167°35′ E; 390– 376 m; 13 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; MNHN-IK-2015-558 • 4 colonies, 6–11 cm high, of which two bear ♂ gonothecae; off New Caledonia, stn DW4745; 22°57′ S, 167°39′ E; 310–403 m; 23 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; MNHN-IK-2015-559 • 1 ca 12.5 cm high colony with ♀ gonothecae; off New Caledonia, stn DW4781; 22°57′ S, 167°47′ E; 295– 255 m; 29 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; MNHN-IK-2015-560 • many colonies up to 20 cm high, some bearing ♀ gonothecae; off New Caledonia, stn DW4741; 22°52′ S, 167°41′ E; 210– 210 m; 23 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; MNHN-IK-2015-561 .

Remarks

This species was recently described by Galea (2020).

Distribution

Known only from off New Caledonia (Galea 2020).