Chrysogorgia scintillans

Chrysogorgia scintillans

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 scintillans

Name

Chrysogorgia scintillans Bayer & Stefani, 1988

Type locality: Albatross station 4153: between Kauai and Moku Manu, 1758–1937 m deep.

Holotype: USNM 2537

Distribution

Galápagos: between Isabela and Santiago; Cocos Island, 628–768 m deep. Hawaiian Islands, 1758–1937 m deep.

References

Primary references

• Bayer, F.M. & Stefani, J. 1988. A new species of Chrysogorgia (Octocorallia: Gorgonacea) from New Caledonia, with descriptions of some other species from the western Pacific. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 101(2): 257–279. BHL Reference page.  [original description: p. 270-276, figs. 11-12]

Additional 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.  [description: p. 32-34, figs. 3d, 13]

Links

• Chrysogorgia scintillans in the World Register of Marine Species

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

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