Churabana Kise, Montenegro & Reimer, 2021

Kise, Hiroki, Reimer, James Davis, Iguchi, Akira, Ise, Yuji, Tsuchida, Shinji & Fujiwara, Yoshihiro, 2024, Parazoanthidae (Cnidaria, Zoantharia) associated with glass sponges on the Nishi-Shichito Ridge, northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the description of a new species, ZooKeys 1221, pp. 343-362 : 343-362

Genus Churabana Kise, Montenegro & Reimer, 2021

Type species.

Churabana kuroshioae Kise, Montenegro & Reimer, 2021 .

Diagnosis.

(modified from the diagnosis given by Kise et al. 2022). Parazoanthidae with obligate symbiotic relationship with Pararete sponges. Preserved polyps 3.0–10.0 mm in height, 2.8–5.0 mm in diameter. Azooxanthellate. Cteniform endodermal marginal musculature.

Remarks.

We modified the generic diagnosis based on a newly collected specimen of Churabana kuroshioae . This species seems to have host specificity to Pararete species based on this study and Kise et al. (2022), although further investigations are required to confirm this.