A facies of Kophobelemnon (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from Santa Maria di Leuca coral province (Mediterranean Sea)

During a research cruise carried out in April 2010, aimed at updating the knowledge on the biodiversity of the S anta M aria di L euca ( SML ) cold‐water coral province ( M editerranean Sea), a facies of the sea pen Kophobelemnon stelliferum ( M uller, 1776) was found on mud‐dominated bottoms. This finding represents a new species and a new habitat record from the SML coral province as well as a new bathyal facies in the whole C entral M...