WoRMS name details
Rhodaniridogorgia fragilis Watling, 2007
290985 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290985)
unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Watling, L. (2007). A review of the genus Iridogorgia (Octocorallia: Chrysogorgiidae) and its relatives, chiefly from the North Atlantic Ocean. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK.</em> 87(02): 393-402., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s002531540705535x [details] Available for editors 
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McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Rhodaniridogorgia fragilis Watling, 2007. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290985 on 2025-12-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Watling, L. (2007). A review of the genus Iridogorgia (Octocorallia: Chrysogorgiidae) and its relatives, chiefly from the North Atlantic Ocean. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK.</em> 87(02): 393-402., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s002531540705535x [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Xu, Y.; Zhan, Z.; Xu, K. (2021). Morphological and molecular characterization of five species including three new species of golden gorgonians (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) from seamounts in the western Pacific. <em>Biology.</em> 10: 588., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/7/588
page(s): 23 [details]
[request]basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Xu, Y.; Zhan, Z.; Xu, K. (2021). Morphological and molecular characterization of five species including three new species of golden gorgonians (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) from seamounts in the western Pacific. <em>Biology.</em> 10: 588., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/7/588
page(s): 23 [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat abyssal [details]
