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Calyptrophora pourtalesi, a member of the japonica species complex, is remarkably similar to Calyptrophora trilepis (Pourtalès, 1868) and could even be considered a sister species
Within the Pacific, Calyptrophora pourtalesi is most similar to Calyptrophora japonica Gray, 1866.
No other finds are known outside the range of Baker Island, Phoenix Islands, Kiribati, and the Phoenix Islands.
Etymology.
This gorgonian was named in honor of Count Louis François Pourtalès (1824-1880), an early contributor to our knowledge of the deep-sea scleractinia of the Deep Sea Sclerotia, Stylasteridae, and Octocorallia (Agassiz 1905), and author of the closely related species Calyptrophora trilepis.
Within the Pacific, Calyptrophora pourtalesi is most similar to Calyptrophora japonica Gray, 1866.
No other finds are known outside the range of Baker Island, Phoenix Islands, Kiribati, and the Phoenix Islands.
Etymology.
This gorgonian was named in honor of Count Louis François Pourtalès (1824-1880), an early contributor to our knowledge of the deep-sea scleractinia of the Deep Sea Sclerotia, Stylasteridae, and Octocorallia (Agassiz 1905), and author of the closely related species Calyptrophora trilepis.
