Obuchi Masami, Omori Akihito
Biological Institute on Kuroshio, 560 Nishidomari, Otsuki, Kochi 788-0333, Japan Present address: Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru Nhishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan.; Email:
Misaki Marine Biological Station, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 1024 Koajiro, Misaki, Miura, Kanagawa 238-0225, Japan.; Email: unknown.
Zootaxa. 2015 Jun 12;3972(3):441-9. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.3.9.
A new genus and new species of antedonid comatulid is described from southern Japan. Belonometra n. gen. has a unique appearance with ten long arms, numerous cirri, and remarkably long and crowded pinnules. The new genus shares some characters with subfamily Heliometrinae. However, the comparative length of pinnules, which is a diagnostic character to determine subfamily Antedonidae, is different. The subfamily into which the new genus should be placed is unclear.
日本南部描述了一种新的海羊齿科（Antedonidae）羽星类新属和新物种。Belonometra新属具有独特的外观，有十条长臂、众多触须以及异常长且密集的羽枝。该新属与海羊齿亚科（Heliometrinae）有一些共同特征。然而，作为确定海羊齿科亚科的诊断特征的羽枝相对长度有所不同。新属应归属的亚科尚不清楚。
