Chrysogorgia laevorsa

Chrysogorgia laevorsa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Chrysogorgiidae
Genus: Chrysogorgia
Species: Chrysogorgia laevorsa

Name

Chrysogorgia laevorsa Cairns, 2018

Type locality: 0°14'40"N, 91°36'32"W (off Roca Redonda, Galápagos), 806 m depth.

Holotype: USNM 1409029

Paratypes: USNM 1409031, USNM 1160584

ZooBank: 26185B5F-FCA3-4160-A271-48FE5EC2E73D

Distribution

Galápagos: Roca Redonda, west of Santa Cruz, 717–806 m deep; Cocos Islands, 614–785 m deep.

References

Primary references

• Cairns, S.D. 2018. Deep-Water Octocorals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from the Galápagos and Cocos Islands. Part 1: Suborder Calcaxonia. Zookeys, 729: 1–46. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.729.21779. Reference page.  [original description: p. 35-37, figs 3f, 15a, c-f]

Links

• Chrysogorgia laevorsa in the World Register of Marine Species

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

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