paucipora, Avocettina Nielsen [J. G.] & Smith [D. G.] 1978:33, Fig. 19 [Dana Report No. 88; ref. 8901] South Pacific, 41°47'S, 176°65'E, 3000 meters wire. Holotype: ZMUC P311128. Paratypes: ISH 1225-1968 (1), 2194-1968 (1), 2195-1968 (1), 768-1976 (1), 453a-1976 (1); LACM 10672 (1), 11451 (1); NMNZ P.2498 (1), P.2499 (2 or 1), P.3981 (1), P.3982 (1), P.10429 (1); ZMUC P311129 (1), P311131-34 (1 ea.). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:7 [ref. 18942]. •Synonym of Avocettina infans (Günther 1878) -- (Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:16 [ref. 25650]). •Valid as Avocettina paucipora Nielsen & Smith 1978 -- (Asano in Masuda et al. 1984:22 [ref. 6441], Castle 1986:193 [ref. 5644], Smith & Nielsen 1989:448 [ref. 13290], Gomon et al. 1994:209 [ref. 22532], Fricke 1999:71 [ref. 24106], Smith 1999:1679 [ref. 24661], Nakabo 2000:237 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:237 [ref. 26001], Shinohara et al. 2005:401 [ref. 28370], Smith 2008:171 [ref. 30621], Smith & Stewart 2015:265 [ref. 34234], Koerber 2023:34 [ref. 40486]). Current status: Valid as Avocettina paucipora Nielsen & Smith 1978. Nemichthyidae. Distribution: Southern Ocean, except eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.