Horvath Elizabeth Anne
Westmont College, 955 La Paz Road, Santa Barbara, California 93108 USA Westmont College Santa Barbara United States of America.
Invertebrate Laboratory, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol Road, Santa Barbara, California 93105 USA Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Santa Barbara United States of America.
Zookeys. 2019 Jul 4;860:183-306. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.860.34317. eCollection 2019.
Alcyonacean (Gorgonian) coral species from Holaxonia (not previously reviewed in this three-part work), family Plexauridae, as well as species in Calcaxonia were reviewed. Specimens examined were collected from the California Bight and adjacent areas, many now held in the research collection of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH). The collection has incorporated numerous specimens collected by the Allan Hancock Foundation (AHF) 'Velero' Expeditions of 1931-1941 and 1948-1985. This historic collection displays an emphasis on species belonging to the Holaxonia, particularly gorgoniids and plexaurids. This third part of the larger work presented a thorough, in-depth discussion of at least one genus ( Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) in the Plexauridae found within the California Bight that has generated some taxonomic confusion; in that discussion are comments on other genera (such as Verrill, 1868a, to which several species had been previously ascribed). The discussion of includes description of a morphological trend (encompassing colony form, color and sclerite form), likely influenced by geography and ecology, not noted or discussed previously. Additionally, a preliminary discussion of the genus ( Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) was presented; this genus, both historically and currently, has not been fully examined in California waters. Finally, a short review was given for the few species of Calcaxonia represented in the SBMNH research collection. This paper, Part III of the full review, continued and concludes the systematic examination of species represented in the SBMNH research collection begun in Part I, continued in Part II, focusing on all species of gorgonian coral held in the SBMNH research collection, known to currently inhabit the California Bight and adjacent areas.
对来自全轴珊瑚亚纲（此前在这部三部分的著作中未作过综述）、软珊瑚科的柳珊瑚物种，以及钙质珊瑚亚纲中的物种进行了综述。所检查的标本采自加利福尼亚湾及其邻近海域，许多标本现保存在圣巴巴拉自然历史博物馆（SBMNH）的研究收藏中。该收藏纳入了艾伦·汉考克基金会（AHF）在1931年至1941年以及1948年至1985年的“韦莱罗”探险中采集的大量标本。这一历史收藏着重于全轴珊瑚亚纲的物种，尤其是柳珊瑚科和软珊瑚科的物种。这部篇幅更长的著作的第三部分对在加利福尼亚湾发现的软珊瑚科中至少一个属（杜沙桑和米凯洛蒂，1864年）进行了全面、深入的讨论，该属在分类学上存在一些混淆；在该讨论中还对其他属（如维里尔，1868a，此前有几个物种被归于此属）进行了评论。对[此处原文缺失具体属名]的讨论包括对一种形态趋势（包括群体形态、颜色和骨针形态）的描述，这种趋势可能受地理和生态影响，此前未被注意或讨论过。此外，还对[此处原文缺失具体属名]属（杜沙桑和米凯洛蒂，1860年）进行了初步讨论；该属无论在历史上还是目前，在加利福尼亚海域都未得到充分研究。最后，对SBMNH研究收藏中所代表的少数钙质珊瑚亚纲物种进行了简要综述。本文作为全面综述的第三部分，延续并总结了始于第一部分、在第二部分继续的对SBMNH研究收藏中所代表物种的系统研究，重点关注SBMNH研究收藏中已知目前栖息在加利福尼亚湾及其邻近海域的所有柳珊瑚物种。
