Calcigorgia gigantea

Calcigorgia gigantea, holotype.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Holaxonia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Phylum: Cnidaria Classis: Anthozoa Subclassis: Octocorallia Ordo: Alcyonacea Subordo: Holaxonia

Familia: Acanthogorgiidae
Genus: Calcigorgia
Species: Calcigorgia gigantea

Name

Calcigorgia gigantea Matsumoto, van Ofwegen & Bayer, 2019

ZooBank: 7050EC0C-7AE5-439C-AE76-3997997ABEFC

Type locality: Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands.

Holotype: USNM 1013069, Tanaga Pass west of Tanaga Island, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea, 51°N 137.64'N 178°19.2'W, depth 375 m, bottom temp. 4 °C, F/V Pacific Knight, cruise 94-1, haul 121, 5 July, 1994.

Paratypes:

• USNM 1004615, Amchitka Pass, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, 51.2885°N 178.947°E, depth 347–391 m, field number AB01-65, coll. McCluskey, P.
• USNM 1010177, Semisopochnoi Island, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, West Bering Sea, 52.1756°N 179.608°E, depth 128–135 m, R/V Dominator, st. 135, 24 June 2000.

References

Primary references

• Matsumoto, A.K., van Ofwegen, L.P., Bayer, F.M. 2019. A revision of the genus Calcigorgia (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Acanthogorgiidae) with the description of three new species. Zootaxa. 4571: 1–27. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4571.1.1 Reference page.  [see page 6]

Links

• WoRMS (2020). Calcigorgia gigantea Matsumoto, van Ofwegen & Bayer, 2019. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1337212 on 2020-09-22

• BHL bibliography
• Calcigorgia gigantea – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Calcigorgia gigantea.
• ION

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