FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI A new genus of soft coral (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from the Republic of Congo (Pointe-Noire Region) BT AF VAN OFWEGEN, Leen P. AURELLE, Didier SARTORETTO, Stephane AS 1:1;2:2;3:3; FF 1:;2:;3:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC; C1 Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France IFREMER, Cedex, France C2 NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER, NETHERLANDS UNIV AIX MARSEILLE, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE SI TOULON SE PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france copubli-europe copubli-univ-france IF 0.933 TC 2 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00248/35931/34444.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Coelenterata;Cnidaria;Octocorallia;Alcyonacea;Alcyoniidea;Alcyonium;Complexum;Republic of Congo;new genus;new species AB A new genus of soft coral from the Republic of Congo is described, Complexum gen. n. Nine West African octocoral species previously described in the genus Alcyonium by Tixier-Durivault (1955) are referred to this new genus, and a new species is described and figured, C. pusillum sp. n. The new species is characterized by having encrusting growth form and abundant spiny clubs in the surface of the polyparium. It colonizes shallow calcareous rocky banks (5 to 20 m depth) existing in coastal water of the region of Pointe-Noire. Based on molecular phylogeny this new genus is well separated from Alcyonium species. PY 2014 PD DEC SO Zookeys SN 1313-2989 PU Pensoft Publishers IS 462 UT 000346410900001 BP 1 EP 10 DI 10.3897/zookeys.462.8533 ID 35931 ER EF