Description External morphology. Polyps found on all over the surface of Pleurocorallium inutile Kishinouye, 1903. Some polyps unitary,... Distribution Corallizoanthus aureus sp. nov. has been found only on Pleurocorallium inutile, at depths of 245−400 m, from Tanegashima... Etymology The specific name derives from ‘aureus’ meaning ‘golden’ in Latin.