Morphology and phylogenetic analysis of five deep-sea golden gorgonians (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Chrysogorgiidae) in the Western Pacific Ocean, with the description of a new species
Xu, Yu
Zhan, Zifeng
Xu, Kuidong
ZooKeys
2020
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Versluys, 1902
Versluys
1902
Anthozoa
Chrysogorgiidae
Metallogorgia
CoL
Animalia
Metallogorgia
Alcyonacea
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Cnidaria
genus
Diagnosis (based on Versluys 1902; Nutting 1908; Kuekenthal1919).Main stem monopodial with a few branches occurring on the side. Axis round and solid with a smooth surface and strong metallic luster. Branches irregular, subdivided dichotomously with branchlets forming a sympodium. The coenenchyme usually thin with a few sclerites or not well differentiated this layer.
Type species. Metallogorgia melanotrichos(Wright & Studer, 1889)
Distribution. Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, in a depth range of 567-2311 m ( Watling et al. 2011, and the present study).