Chrysogorgia laevorsa

Chrysogorgia laevorsa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scleralcyonacea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Anthozoa
Subclassis: Octocorallia
Ordo: Scleralcyonacea

Familia: Chrysogorgiidae
Genus: Chrysogorgia
Species: Chrysogorgia laevorsa

Name

Chrysogorgia laevorsa Cairns, 2018

Type locality: 0°14'40"N, 91°36'32"W (off Roca Redonda, Galápagos), 806 m depth.
Holotype: USNM 1409029
Paratypes: USNM 1409031, USNM 1160584
ZooBank: 26185B5F-FCA3-4160-A271-48FE5EC2E73D

Distribution

Galápagos: Roca Redonda, west of Santa Cruz, 717–806 m deep; Cocos Islands, 614–785 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. 35-37, figs 3f, 15a, c-f]
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