Chrysogorgia scintillans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Calcaxonia 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Anthozoa
Subclassis: Alcyonaria
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

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]
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