Kise, Hiroki http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4099-6469
Higashiji, Takuo
Nonaka, Masanori
Uyeno, Daisuke
Reimer, James Davis
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (19J12174)
University of the Ryukyus ORCHIDS grant
Article History
Received: 15 November 2019
Revised: 6 January 2020
Accepted: 7 January 2020
First Online: 1 February 2020
Change Date: 8 September 2020
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: This article reports for the first time on an azooxanthellate brachycnemic zoantharian, <i>Sphenopus marsupialis</i> (Gmelin, 1791) from lower mesophotic depths (114��m depth).
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: No animal testing was performed during this study.
: All necessary permits for sampling and observational field studies were obtained by the authors from relevant authorities and are mentioned in the acknowledgments when applicable.
: All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article.
: HK wrote the manuscript with input from JDR. JDR supervised this study and provided research materials. HK, JDR, and DU collected the examined specimen in Kagoshima. TH and MN collected the examined specimen in Okinawa and provided research materials. All authors edited the manuscript.