taxonID	type	description	language	source
6E14651CCBDD513BBC86B12756059BF2.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Parazoanthidae with symbiotic relationship with farreid sponges. Polyp cylindrical and flat when preserved. Preserved polyps 0.5 - 1.0 mm in height, 0.5 - 3.0 mm in diameter. Azooxanthellate. Cteniform endodermal marginal muscle.	en	Kise, Hiroki, Nishijima, Miyuki, Iguchi, Akira, Minatoya, Junpei, Yokooka, Hiroyuki, Ise, Yuji, Suzuki, Atsushi (2023): A new hexactinellid-sponge-associated zoantharian (Porifera, Hexasterophora) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys 1156: 71-85, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1156.96698, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1156.96698
6E14651CCBDD513BBC86B12756059BF2.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Parachurabana alludes to its morphological similarities to Churabana. The Prefix " para " is a Greek word meaning " resembling. "	en	Kise, Hiroki, Nishijima, Miyuki, Iguchi, Akira, Minatoya, Junpei, Yokooka, Hiroyuki, Ise, Yuji, Suzuki, Atsushi (2023): A new hexactinellid-sponge-associated zoantharian (Porifera, Hexasterophora) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys 1156: 71-85, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1156.96698, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1156.96698
6B15928E60455E70AEDB39F12B95F89C.taxon	description	Figs 1, 2, 3	en	Kise, Hiroki, Nishijima, Miyuki, Iguchi, Akira, Minatoya, Junpei, Yokooka, Hiroyuki, Ise, Yuji, Suzuki, Atsushi (2023): A new hexactinellid-sponge-associated zoantharian (Porifera, Hexasterophora) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys 1156: 71-85, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1156.96698, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1156.96698
6B15928E60455E70AEDB39F12B95F89C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype. NSMT-Co 1819, Takuyo-Daigo Seamount off southwestern Minami-Torishima Island, 23 ° 23 ' N, 153 ° 04 ' E, 935 m depth, coll. RV Shinsei-maru, 19 June 2020, fixed in 99.5 % ethanol.	en	Kise, Hiroki, Nishijima, Miyuki, Iguchi, Akira, Minatoya, Junpei, Yokooka, Hiroyuki, Ise, Yuji, Suzuki, Atsushi (2023): A new hexactinellid-sponge-associated zoantharian (Porifera, Hexasterophora) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys 1156: 71-85, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1156.96698, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1156.96698
6B15928E60455E70AEDB39F12B95F89C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined for comparison. Churabana kuroshioae RUMF-ZG- 04447 (holotype), collected from near Iejima Island, Motobu, Okinawa, Japan by T. Higashiji, 02 Mar. 2018. Vitrumanthus schrieri RMNH. COEL. 42429 (holotype), collected from SubStation, Curacao by B. W. Hoeksema, 31 Mar. 2014. Vitrumanthus vanderlandi RMNH. COEL. 42623 (holotype), Cape Verde Islands, Sao Tiago, Ilheus Rombos east of Cima by RV HNIMS Tydeman, 24 Aug. 1986. Vitrumanthus oligomyarius CMNH ZG- 4785, off Katsuura, Chiba, Japan by A. Tamura, 19 Jan. 2006.	en	Kise, Hiroki, Nishijima, Miyuki, Iguchi, Akira, Minatoya, Junpei, Yokooka, Hiroyuki, Ise, Yuji, Suzuki, Atsushi (2023): A new hexactinellid-sponge-associated zoantharian (Porifera, Hexasterophora) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys 1156: 71-85, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1156.96698, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1156.96698
6B15928E60455E70AEDB39F12B95F89C.taxon	description	Description. External morphology. Cylindrical polyps that appear solitary and sparsely distributed on the hexactinellid sponge Farrea Bowerbank, 1862 (Fig. 1 a, b). Surface of column rough, and ectoderm continuous. Polyps attached to hexactinellid sponge surfaces with pedal-disk-like structure (Fig. 1 c, d). In contracted polyp, tentacles poorly covered by capitulum and actinopharynx visible. Preserved column creamy white in color and heavily encrusted with sand and silica particles. Capitulary ridges discernible, 12 - 14 in number (Fig. 1 c). Tentacles 24 - 28 in number, shorter than or equal to expanded oral disk diameter. Living expanded polyps to ca. 10.0 mm in height and 5.0 mm in diameter. Preserved contracted polyps to 0.5 - 1.0 mm in height and 0.5 - 3.0 mm in diameter. Living column white and / or yellowish; capitulum and tentacle transparent (Fig. 1 a). Internal morphology. Zooxanthellae absent. Cteniform endodermal marginal muscle with comb-like mesogleal pleats (Fig. 2 a). Ectoderm and mesoglea heavily encrusted with numerous sand and silica particles of various size (Fig. 2 b, c). Basal canals of mesenteries absent and encircling sinus visible (Fig. 2 c). Single siphonoglyph and complete mesenteries possibly fertile. Cnidae. Basitrichs and microbasic b-mastigophores, microbasic p-mastigophores, holotrichs, special b-mastigophores, and spirocysts (See Fig. 3 and Table 1 for size).	en	Kise, Hiroki, Nishijima, Miyuki, Iguchi, Akira, Minatoya, Junpei, Yokooka, Hiroyuki, Ise, Yuji, Suzuki, Atsushi (2023): A new hexactinellid-sponge-associated zoantharian (Porifera, Hexasterophora) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys 1156: 71-85, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1156.96698, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1156.96698
6B15928E60455E70AEDB39F12B95F89C.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitats. Northwestern Pacific Ocean: Takuyo-Daigo Seamount off southwestern Minami-Torishima Island at depths of 900 - 1000 m.	en	Kise, Hiroki, Nishijima, Miyuki, Iguchi, Akira, Minatoya, Junpei, Yokooka, Hiroyuki, Ise, Yuji, Suzuki, Atsushi (2023): A new hexactinellid-sponge-associated zoantharian (Porifera, Hexasterophora) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys 1156: 71-85, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1156.96698, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1156.96698
6B15928E60455E70AEDB39F12B95F89C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named after RV Shinsei-maru, as the type specimens were collected by this vessel.	en	Kise, Hiroki, Nishijima, Miyuki, Iguchi, Akira, Minatoya, Junpei, Yokooka, Hiroyuki, Ise, Yuji, Suzuki, Atsushi (2023): A new hexactinellid-sponge-associated zoantharian (Porifera, Hexasterophora) from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys 1156: 71-85, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1156.96698, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1156.96698
