%0 Journal Article
%T Ameripathidae, a new family of antipatharian corals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia, Antipatharia).
%A Horowitz J
%A Opresko DM
%A Herrera S
%A Hansel CM
%A Quattrini AM
%J Zookeys
%V 1203
%N 0
%D 2024
%M 38855792
%F 1.492
%R 10.3897/zookeys.1203.121411
%X A new family of antipatharian corals, Ameripathidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia), is established for Ameripathespseudomyriophylla Opresko & Horowitz, gen. et sp. nov. The new family resembles Myriopathidae and Stylopathidae in terms of the morphology of the polyps and tentacles and the pinnulate branching of the corallum. Phylogenetic analysis using a genomic data set of 741 conserved element loci indicates that the new family is sister to a clade containing the Myriopathidae, Stylopathidae, Antipathidae, and Aphanipathidae.