A new genus and species of golden coral (Anthozoa, Octocorallia, Chrysogorgiidae) from the Northwest Atlantic

By

Cairns, Stephen D.
Cordeiro, Ralf

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

668

Pages

1-10

Subjects

biserial polyp arrangement , Flagelligorgia gracilis , Radicipes , southeastern USA , unbranched octocoral

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.668.12203

 

Abstract

A new genus and species of unbranched golden coral, Flagelligorgia gracilis, is described based on several specimens collected off the southeastern coast of the United States. The genus is provisionally included in the family Chrysogorgiidae, pending molecular confirmation. Flagelligorgia morphologically resembles other unbranched chrysogorgiids, such as Distichogorgia, Chalcogorgia, Helicogorgia and Radicipes, to which it is compared. The type species is illustrated and its distribution mapped.