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5C6EB4B0C0325720B7FC2E044EFE9F84.text	5C6EB4B0C0325720B7FC2E044EFE9F84.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Chrysogorgia pugnioides Ge, Hu & Xu 2026	<div><p>Chrysogorgia pugnioides Ge, Hu &amp; Xu sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 2, 3, 4, 5</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Holotype: FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22107, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=65.54&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=2.91" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 65.54/lat 2.91)">Guangde Ridge</a>, the northern Indian Ocean, 2.91°N, 65.54°E, 2,674 m, collected on 15 June 2022 .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Chrysogorgia with bottlebrush-shaped colony and 1 / 3 R – 2 / 5 R branching sequence. Polyps fist-like. Sclerites with irregular edges. Spindles warty with two pointed ends in tentacle rachis. Similar spindles in the upper polyp body wall but a little flat and more irregular. Flat spindles to elongate scales in the basal polyp body wall. Slender and smooth scales in coenenchyme.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Colony. Holotype bottlebrush-shaped with a slightly curved main stem, approximately 58 cm long and 20 cm wide in maximum (Fig. 2 B). Holdfast disc-shaped in situ but not recovered after collection (Fig. 2 A). Stem approximately 4 mm in diameter at base, brown with aeruginous metallic luster. Branching sequence 1 / 3 R – 2 / 5 R (Fig. 2 B). Branches subdivided dichotomously, up to eight orders with branching angle 60 ° – 80 °. Distances between adjacent branches 2–6 mm, orthostiche intervals 10–12 mm, the first internode of branch 16–24 mm and terminal branchlets 5–6 mm long (Fig. 2 B).</p><p>Polyp. Polyps fist-like, expanded distally, 1.3–2.0 mm tall and 1.2–1.7 mm wide (Fig. 2 D – G). Tentacles contracted but not completely retracted. Polyps arranged 0 to four on first internode, one and rarely two in middle internodes, and one or two in the terminal branchlets (Fig. 2 B, C). Polyps absent on the stem. Verrucae absent.</p><p>Sclerites. Small scales in pinnules flat and elongate with irregular edges and two finely serrated ends, measuring 126–142 μm long by 37–50 μm wide (Fig. 3 B). Spindles in tentacle rachis usually longitudinally arranged with two narrow to pointed ends and dense warts, some of them with irregular edges and slightly curved, measuring 291–565 μm long by 61–118 μm wide (Fig. 3 A). Spindles in the upper polyp body wall obliquely or transversely arranged, a little flat with abundant warts and more irregular edges, some branched or crossed, measuring 283–512 μm long by 71–324 μm wide (Fig. 4 A). Flat spindles to elongate scales in basal polyp body wall transversely or obliquely arranged, with toothed to extremely irregular edges, nearly smooth or with sparse warts, measuring 286–453 μm long by 56–99 μm wide (Fig. 4 B). Slender scales in coenenchyme arranged along to the branches, nearly smooth with toothed to irregular edges, measuring 130–413 μm long by 27–72 μm wide (Fig. 5).</p><p>Type locality.</p><p>Guangde Ridge in the northern Indian Ocean with depth of 2,674 m.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The Latin adjective pugnioides means “ fist-shaped ” referring to the polyp morphology resembling a clenched fist, particularly in the contracted state of its tentacles.</p><p>Distribution and habitat.</p><p>Found from the Guangde Ridge in the northern Indian Ocean with water depth of 2,674 m.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Chrysogorgia pugnioides Ge, Hu and Xu, sp. nov. belongs to Xu’s group B 2, with spindles in the tentacle rachis and upper part of the polyp body wall and scales in the lower part of the body wall. C. pugnioides sp. nov. and C. agassizii (Group B 2) both exhibit a 2 / 5 R branching sequence but differ in having warty spindles and nearly smooth scales with irregular margins in both the polyp body wall and the coenenchyme (vs. scales with smooth to finely granular faces, finely serrate margins, and rounded distal ends). C. pugnioides sp. nov. is also similar to C. ramificans Xu, Li, Zhan &amp; Xu, 2019, in colony form and branching sequence but differs by obviously different sclerites in the basal polyp body wall: the former has flat spindles to elongate scales with toothed to irregular edges, while the latter has rather stout and regular rods and spindles.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C6EB4B0C0325720B7FC2E044EFE9F84	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Ge, Meiling;Xu, Ningxia;Hu, Xuying;Tian, Xin;Li, Xinlong;Xu, Yu;Wang, Zongling;Zhang, Xuelei;Xu, Qingzeng	Ge, Meiling, Xu, Ningxia, Hu, Xuying, Tian, Xin, Li, Xinlong, Xu, Yu, Wang, Zongling, Zhang, Xuelei, Xu, Qingzeng (2026): Systematics and biogeography of Chrysogorgiidae from the Indian Ocean: discovery of new species on deep-sea ridges. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102 (2): 621-647, DOI: 10.3897/zse.102.182492
2D5C1BA981D75C3491C9ABBB21D1DAAD.text	2D5C1BA981D75C3491C9ABBB21D1DAAD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Iridogorgia acutisclerita Ge, Zhang & Xu 2026	<div><p>Iridogorgia acutisclerita Ge, Zhang &amp; Xu sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 10, 11, 12</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Holotype: FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22309, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=90.41&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.55" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 90.41/lat 3.55)">Ninetyeast Ridge</a>, 3.55°N, 90.41°E, 1,962 m, collected on 27 June 2022 . Paratype: FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22402, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=90.44&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.53" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 90.44/lat 3.53)">Ninetyeast Ridge</a>, 3.53°N, 90.44°E, 1,977 m, collected on 28 June 2022 . FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22404, 3.55°N, 90.4122°E, 1,962 m, collected on 28 June 2022 . FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22511, 3.48°N, 90.44°E, 1,897 m, collected on 29 June 2022 .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Colony with closely coiled helices. Polyps and branches with abundant verrucae. Rods sparse at the basal of tentacle rachis. Needles and a few elongate scales with two pointed ends in the polyp body wall. Slender needles in coenenchyme.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Colony. Holotype in situ attached to the hard chalk substrate (Fig. 10 A). Colony approximately 73 cm in height with the holdfast not recovered after collection. The direction of growth clockwise. The central axis composed of 12 helical turns with each turn approximately 6 cm in height and 2 cm in diameter (Fig. 10 C). Branches slender and slightly arc-shaped, up to 17 cm long, arising sequentially along one side of the central axis from the sixth helix, approximately 4 mm apart.</p><p>Polyp. Polyps short with an expanded body base, approximately 1.5 mm in height and 2.5–3.5 mm in width (Fig. 10 F, G). When tentacles fully extended, the polyps up to 3.7 mm in height. Polyps arranged along one side of the branches, spaced 3–7 mm apart, averaging 6 mm. Verrucae abundant on the basal parts of the polyp body and along the branches (Fig. 10 I, K).</p><p>Sclerites. Rods in tentacle rachis longitudinally arranged, sparse with abundant warts, occasionally with shallow cracks on surface, measuring 281–294 μm long by 31–38 μm wide (Fig. 11 B). Needles and a few elongate scales in the polyp body wall transversely or obliquely arranged, usually with two sharp ends and some fine warts on surfaces, some of them with a slightly medial constriction, measuring 184–453 μm long by 26–50 μm wide (Figs 11 A, 12 A). Needles arranged along the branches, slender with two pointed ends and dense fine warts on surface, measuring 257–770 μm long by 42–50 μm wide (Figs 11 C, 12 B).</p><p>Variation of paratypes.</p><p>Paratype FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22402 approximately 71 cm in height, with 12 helical turns, each 5 cm in height and 1.5 cm in diameter; branches originate from the fifth helix upward (Fig. 10 B, D). Paratype FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22511 approximately 80 cm in height, with white holdfast (Fig. 10 E). The central axis comprises 18 helical turns, each 4 cm in height and 1.5 cm in diameter. Branches arise at eighth helixes.</p><p>Type locality.</p><p>Ninetyeast Ridge in the northern Indian Ocean with depth of 1,897 –1,977 m.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The species name acutisclerita is a compound adjective derived from the Latin acutus (sharp) and the Greek skleros (hard, referring to sclerites), referring to the characteristic sclerites, which all feature two sharp ends.</p><p>Distribution and habitat.</p><p>Found from the Ninetyeast Ridge in the northern Indian Ocean with water depths of 1,897 –1,977 m. Colony attached to a chalk substrate.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Iridogorgia acutisclerita Ge, Zhang &amp; Xu, sp. nov. is similar to I. splendens in colony form and close helical turns but differs from it in having needles and a few elongate scales with two pointed ends in the polyp body wall (vs. needles and rods with relatively rounded ends).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2D5C1BA981D75C3491C9ABBB21D1DAAD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Ge, Meiling;Xu, Ningxia;Hu, Xuying;Tian, Xin;Li, Xinlong;Xu, Yu;Wang, Zongling;Zhang, Xuelei;Xu, Qingzeng	Ge, Meiling, Xu, Ningxia, Hu, Xuying, Tian, Xin, Li, Xinlong, Xu, Yu, Wang, Zongling, Zhang, Xuelei, Xu, Qingzeng (2026): Systematics and biogeography of Chrysogorgiidae from the Indian Ocean: discovery of new species on deep-sea ridges. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102 (2): 621-647, DOI: 10.3897/zse.102.182492
6E38A388E811513A922599576D2EE576.text	6E38A388E811513A922599576D2EE576.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Iridogorgia levisquama Ge, Zhang & Xu 2026	<div><p>Iridogorgia levisquama Ge, Zhang &amp; Xu sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 13, 14</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Holotype: FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22604, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=90.16&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.58" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 90.16/lat 3.58)">Ninetyeast Ridge</a>, 3.58°N, 90.16°E, 2,073 m, collected on 30 June 2022 .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Colony with loosely coiled helices. Polyps conical with expanded body base. Sclerites all slender with pointed to sharp ends. Needles in tentacles with fine warts. Scales in polyp body wall nearly smooth with slightly medial constriction and often irregular edges. Abundant needles in coenenchyme.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Colony. Holotype in situ grew on hard chalk substrate (Fig. 13 A). Colony approximately 120 cm in height with a calcareous holdfast approximately 6.5 cm in diameter (Fig. 13 B). The direction of growth counterclockwise. The central axis composed of six loosely helical turns, each turn 18 cm in height and 3.5 cm in diameter. Axis approximately 5 mm in diameter at base, with dark iridescent metallic luster. Branches arising approximately 25 cm from base, along one side of the axis, spaced 4–5 mm apart, up to 35 cm long with 32 polyps counted.</p><p>Polyps. Polyps conical with expanded body base, approximately 3–4 mm in height. Contracted tentacle width 1.3–1.6 mm and expanded body width 4–4.5 mm (Fig. 13 D, E). Polyps slightly inclined along the branch, spaced 3–4 mm apart (Fig. 13 C). Tentacles form eight distinct columns extending to the bottom of polyp, up to 3 mm long. Verrucae absent.</p><p>Sclerites. Needles in tentacles longitudinally arranged, slender with many fine warts and two pointed ends, measuring 395–567 μm long by 29–49 μm wide (Fig. 14 A). Elongated to slender scales in polyp body wall transversely or obliquely arranged, nearly smooth with slightly medial constriction and often irregular edges, some of them with large irregular sculpture on surface, measuring 322–756 μm long by 44–83 μm wide (Fig. 14 B). Needles in coenenchyme arranged along the branches, slender with fine warts and two sharp ends, occasionally crossed, measuring 318–1355 μm long by 29–83 μm wide (Fig. 14 C).</p><p>Type locality.</p><p>Ninetyeast Ridge in the northern Indian Ocean with depth of 2,073 m.</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The species name levisquama is a compound noun derived from the Latin levis (smooth) and squama (scale), referring to the characteristic scales in the basal part of the polyp body wall, which are nearly smooth.</p><p>Distribution and habitat.</p><p>Found from the Ninetyeast Ridge in the northern Indian Ocean with water depths of 2,073 m. Colony attached to a chalk substrate.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Iridogorgia levisquama Ge, Zhang &amp; Xu, sp. nov. resembles I. squarrosa and I. magnispiralis in having loosely coiled helices but differs from them in possessing slender needles in the tentacles with fine wartiness (vs. relatively stout needles and rods with dense warts in I. squarrosa; bluntly rounded rods in I. magnispiralis), as well as slender scales in the polyp body wall with sharp ends (vs. irregular needles and scales, occasionally with pointed ends in I. squarrosa; flattened to slightly rounded spindles in I. magnispiralis).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6E38A388E811513A922599576D2EE576	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Ge, Meiling;Xu, Ningxia;Hu, Xuying;Tian, Xin;Li, Xinlong;Xu, Yu;Wang, Zongling;Zhang, Xuelei;Xu, Qingzeng	Ge, Meiling, Xu, Ningxia, Hu, Xuying, Tian, Xin, Li, Xinlong, Xu, Yu, Wang, Zongling, Zhang, Xuelei, Xu, Qingzeng (2026): Systematics and biogeography of Chrysogorgiidae from the Indian Ocean: discovery of new species on deep-sea ridges. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102 (2): 621-647, DOI: 10.3897/zse.102.182492
C554E6B467485F3EA34DDCDFCB1D9FC4.text	C554E6B467485F3EA34DDCDFCB1D9FC4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Metallogorgia melanotrichos (Wright & Studer 1889)	<div><p>Metallogorgia melanotrichos (Wright &amp; Studer, 1889)</p><p>Figs 15, 16, 17</p><p>Dasygorgia melanotrichos Wright &amp; Studer, 1889: 15, pl. IV, Fig. 3, pl. V, Fig. 5.</p><p>Metallogorgia melanotrichos: Versluys, 1902: 87.</p><p>Metallogorgia melanotrichos: Nutting, 1908: 593–594, pl. LI, Fig. 5.</p><p>Metallogorgia melanotrichos: Kükenthal, 1919: 503.</p><p>Metallogorgia melanotrichos: Pasternak, 1981: 51.</p><p>Metallogorgia melanotrichos: Xu et al., 2020: 14–19, Figs 7, 8, 9, 10.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22401, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=90.44&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.53" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 90.44/lat 3.53)">Ninetyeast Ridge</a>, 3.53°N, 90.44°E, 1,981 m, collected on 28 June 2022 . FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22310, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=90.41&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.55" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 90.41/lat 3.55)">Ninetyeast Ridge</a>, 3.55°N, 90.41°E, 2,003 m, collected on 27 June 2022 . FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22301, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=90.41&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.54" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 90.41/lat 3.54)">Ninetyeast Ridge</a>, 3.54°N, 90.41°E, 2,007 m . FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22306, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=90.41&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.55" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 90.41/lat 3.55)">Ninetyeast Ridge</a>, 3.55°N, 90.41°E, 2,003 m . FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22510, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=90.44&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.48" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 90.44/lat 3.48)">Ninetyeast Ridge</a>, 3.48°N, 90.44°E, 1,976 m, collected on 29 June 2022 . FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22605, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=90.16&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.58" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 90.16/lat 3.58)">Ninetyeast Ridge</a>, 3.58°N, 90.16°E, 2,073 m, collected on 30 June 2022 .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Colony. Specimen FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22401 tree-shaped with a long unbranched main stem and two large branches arising at the end of the stem, approximately 86 cm in height (Fig. 15 A, C). The axis solid and flexible with black metallic luster. The angles of these large branches obtuse. Small branchlets subdivided dichotomously and sympodial on the plane of each large branch. A sea anemone Actinoscyphiidae sp. attached to the stem one-third of the base, and an Ophiocreas oedipus . attached to the branches. Other specimens comprise only part of the branches, almost all have Ophiocreas oedipus attachment (Fig. 15 B, D – H).</p><p>Polyps. Polyps cylindrical, approximately 3 mm high, 1.2–1.7 mm wide, perpendicular to the branch (Fig. 15 I, J). Polyps usually arranged one or two on each internode, up to 8 on the terminal branchlets, and absent on the main stem.</p><p>Sclerites. Rods in tentacles longitudinally arranged, a little flat with abundant fine warts and two rounded ends, some of them slightly curved or with irregular edges, measuring 19–369 μm long by 24–67 μm wide (Fig. 16 A). Similar rods and elongate and thick scales in polyp body wall longitudinally arranged at the upper part, transversely or obliquely arranged at the basal part, measuring 174–365 μm long by 35–66 μm wide (Fig. 16 B). Scales in coenenchyme arranged along the branch, thick and nearly smooth with two rounded ends, some of them with a medial constriction, occasionally crossed with irregular edges and sparse fine warts, measuring 123–273 μm long by 32–65 μm wide (Fig. 17).</p><p>Distribution and habitat.</p><p>The type locality of M. melanotrichos is Ascension Island, South Atlantic, with a water depth of 778 m. It is recorded in the central Indo-Pacific Ocean, the western and central Pacific, and the Atlantic Ocean, with water depths ranging from 183 m to 2,265 m (Xu et al. 2020 b). In this study, M. melanotrichos was collected from the Ninetyeast Ridge of the northern Indian Ocean, with depths of 1,976 –2,073 m.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Specimens of M. melanotrichos collected from the Indian Ocean match well with the original description. This species exhibits distinct ontogenetic variation: juveniles are characterized by a gracile stem with random lateral branching and the presence of polyps on the stem, while adults develop a robust monopodial stem with branching restricted to the distal end in a sympodial pattern and lack polyps on the stem. The collected specimens are identified as adult colonies based on their large size (86 cm in height) and the characteristic long, unbranched main stem. Additionally, nearly all M. melanotrichos samples were found to host the same ophiuroid species, Ophiocreas oedipus, consistent with specimens in the North Atlantic described by Mosher and Watling (2009), further supporting the host specificity of this epibiotic association between the two species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C554E6B467485F3EA34DDCDFCB1D9FC4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Ge, Meiling;Xu, Ningxia;Hu, Xuying;Tian, Xin;Li, Xinlong;Xu, Yu;Wang, Zongling;Zhang, Xuelei;Xu, Qingzeng	Ge, Meiling, Xu, Ningxia, Hu, Xuying, Tian, Xin, Li, Xinlong, Xu, Yu, Wang, Zongling, Zhang, Xuelei, Xu, Qingzeng (2026): Systematics and biogeography of Chrysogorgiidae from the Indian Ocean: discovery of new species on deep-sea ridges. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102 (2): 621-647, DOI: 10.3897/zse.102.182492
76F8C2AA77D55EC3B70E23038B5BA3AF.text	76F8C2AA77D55EC3B70E23038B5BA3AF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Parachrysogorgia chryseis (Bayer & Stefani 1988)	<div><p>Parachrysogorgia chryseis (Bayer &amp; Stefani, 1988)</p><p>Figs 6, 7, 8, 9</p><p>Chrysogorgia chryseis Bayer &amp; Stefani, 1988: 267–269, Figs 7, 8.</p><p>Parachrysogorgia chryseis (Bayer &amp; Stefani, 1988): Xu et al. 2023: 20 –35, Figs 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Specimen FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22006, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=64.1&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.44" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 64.1/lat 3.44)">Carlsberg Ridge</a>, the northern Indian Ocean, 64.10°E, 3.44°N, 1,700 m, collected on 13 June 2022 .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Colony. Specimen FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22006 in situ grew on the white branch of a dead coral (Fig. 6 A). Colony bi-flabellate, approximately 20 cm high and 22 cm wide. Major branches of each fan subdivide dichotomously and sympodially, with bifurcation angles reaching up to 90 °, forming a dense branching pattern (Fig. 6 B). Colony yellow after collection, with a golden-yellow axis.</p><p>Polyp. Polyps contracted, narrower than head and base, measuring 1.8–3.3 mm in height and 1.2–1.7 mm in width. Tentacles contracted but not fully retracted. Sclerites forming conspicuous sharp points at base of naked tract below each tentacle. Polyps octagonal in apical view with concave edges (Fig. 6 E, G, I). Verrucae present on some branches (Fig. 6 F).</p><p>Sclerites. Scales in pinnules slender, some curved and gutter-like, measuring 271–320 μm long by 30–68 μm wide (Fig. 7 C). Scales in the upper part of tentacles transversely arranged, lobed with irregular shape, nearly smooth or with few warts, measuring 147–245 μm long by 48–115 μm wide (Fig. 7 A). Rods and scales in the basal part of tentacles longitudinally arranged, thick with irregular edges and shape, coarse with many warts on surface, measuring 174–314 μm long by 16–74 μm wide (Fig. 7 B). Scales forming the points smooth and slender, usually with irregular edges, some of them curved or branched, measuring 313–650 μm long by 55–134 μm wide (Fig. 7 D). Scales in polyp body wall obliquely or transversely arranged, smooth, usually with a medial constriction or irregular lobed edges, measuring 132–473 μm long by 63–162 μm wide (Fig. 8). Similar scales in coenenchyme smooth and elongate with medial constriction or irregular lobed edges, occasionally crossed or forked, measuring 67–239 μm long by 28–60 μm wide (Fig. 9).</p><p>Distribution and habitat.</p><p>Pacific Ocean, including the Indonesian Ceram Sea, 732 m (Bayer and Stefani 1988), and seamounts on the Caroline Ridge, 688–1692 m (Xu et al. 2023). The Carlsberg Ridge in the northern Indian Ocean with water depths of 1,700 m.</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>Specimen FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22006 is consistent with Parachrysogorgia chryseis in having a bi-flabellate colony, eight distinct projections beneath the tentacles, a bare, sclerite-free area at the base of each tentacle, and similar sclerite forms (smooth scales with medial constriction or irregular shape in the polyp body wall and coenenchyme; lobed rods and scales in the tentacles). Specimen FIO-IND 72-JLBEN 22006 differs from specimens from the Pacific Ocean by the presence of verrucae on some branches, with scales and rods in the tentacles being smoother and lacking large wart.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/76F8C2AA77D55EC3B70E23038B5BA3AF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Ge, Meiling;Xu, Ningxia;Hu, Xuying;Tian, Xin;Li, Xinlong;Xu, Yu;Wang, Zongling;Zhang, Xuelei;Xu, Qingzeng	Ge, Meiling, Xu, Ningxia, Hu, Xuying, Tian, Xin, Li, Xinlong, Xu, Yu, Wang, Zongling, Zhang, Xuelei, Xu, Qingzeng (2026): Systematics and biogeography of Chrysogorgiidae from the Indian Ocean: discovery of new species on deep-sea ridges. Zoosystematics and Evolution 102 (2): 621-647, DOI: 10.3897/zse.102.182492
