Chrysogorgia midas

Chrysogorgia midas

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 midas

Name

Chrysogorgia midas Cairns, 2018

Type locality: 1°17'12"S, 89°48'42"W (north of Española, Galápagos), 650–662 m deep.

Holotype: USNM 1160575.

Paratypes: USNM 51464; USNM 1160579; USNM 1160578; USNM 1160585; USNM 1160582; USNM 1405908.

ZooBank: 62A55FA8-2A1D-429A-8344-B065A33B5696

Distribution

Galápagos from Roca Redondo to Española, 560–816 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. 34, figs. 3e, 14]

Links

• Chrysogorgia midas in the World Register of Marine Species

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

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