Octocorallia taxon details

Chrysogorgiidae Verrill, 1883

125273  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125273)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Scleralcyonacea (Order)
  7. Chrysogorgiidae (Family)
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Dasygorgidae Studer, 1887 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Genus Chrysogorgia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
    1. Species Chrysogorgia abludo Pante & Watling, 2011
    2. Species Chrysogorgia acanthella (Wright & Studer, 1889)
    3. Species Chrysogorgia agassizii (Verrill, 1883)
    4. Species Chrysogorgia anastomosans Versluys, 1902
    5. Species Chrysogorgia arborescens Nutting, 1908
    6. Species Chrysogorgia arboriformis Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2023
    7. Species Chrysogorgia artospira Pante & Watling, 2011
    8. Species Chrysogorgia averta Pante & Watling, 2011
    9. Species Chrysogorgia axillaris (Wright & Studer, 1889)
    10. Species Chrysogorgia campanula Madsen, 1944
    11. Species Chrysogorgia carolinensis Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2020
    12. Species Chrysogorgia cavea Kinoshita, 1913
    13. Species Chrysogorgia comans Kinoshita, 1913
    14. Species Chrysogorgia constricta Hiles, 1899
    15. Species Chrysogorgia cupressa (Wright & Studer, 1889)
    16. Species Chrysogorgia curvata Versluys, 1902
    17. Species Chrysogorgia cylindrata Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2023
    18. Species Chrysogorgia debilis Kükenthal, 1908
    19. Species Chrysogorgia delicata Nutting, 1908
    20. Species Chrysogorgia dendritica Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2020
    21. Species Chrysogorgia desbonni Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
      1. Variety Chrysogorgia desbonni var. thyrsiformis Deichmann, 1936 accepted as Chrysogorgia thyrsiformis Deichmann, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    22. Species Chrysogorgia dichotoma Thomson & Henderson, 1906
    23. Species Chrysogorgia dispersa Kükenthal, 1908
    24. Species Chrysogorgia elegans (Verrill, 1883)
    25. Species Chrysogorgia excavata Kükenthal, 1908
    26. Species Chrysogorgia fewkesii Verrill, 1883
      1. Variety Chrysogorgia fewkesii var. multiflora Deichmann, 1936 accepted as Chrysogorgia multiflora Deichmann, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    27. Species Chrysogorgia flavescens Nutting, 1908
    28. Species Chrysogorgia flexilis (Wright & Studer, 1889)
      1. Variety Chrysogorgia flexilis var. typica (Wright & Studer, 1889)
      2. Subspecies Chrysogorgia flexilis africana Kükenthal, 1908 represented as Chrysogorgia flexilis var. africana Kükenthal, 1908
      3. Subspecies Chrysogorgia flexilis typica (Wright & Studer, 1889) represented as Chrysogorgia flexilis var. typica (Wright & Studer, 1889)
      4. Variety Chrysogorgia flexilis var. africana Kükenthal, 1908 (uncertain)
      5. Variety Chrysogorgia flexilis var. maldivensis Hickson, 1940 (uncertain > unassessed)
    29. Species Chrysogorgia fragilis Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2020
    30. Species Chrysogorgia fruticosa (Studer, 1894)
    31. Species Chrysogorgia geniculata (Wright & Studer, 1889)
    32. Species Chrysogorgia gracilis Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2020
    33. Species Chrysogorgia herdendorfi Cairns, 2001
    34. Species Chrysogorgia indica Thomson & Henderson, 1906
    35. Species Chrysogorgia intermedia Versluys, 1902
    36. Species Chrysogorgia irregularis Thomson & Henderson, 1906
    37. Species Chrysogorgia japonica (Wright & Studer, 1889)
    38. Species Chrysogorgia laevorsa Cairns, 2018
    39. Species Chrysogorgia lata Versluys, 1902
    40. Species Chrysogorgia lunae Baena, Martell, Soto-Angel, Ambroso & López-González, 2024
    41. Species Chrysogorgia midas Cairns, 2018
    42. Species Chrysogorgia minuta Kinoshita, 1913
    43. Species Chrysogorgia mixta Versluys, 1902
    44. Species Chrysogorgia monticola Cairns, 2007
    45. Species Chrysogorgia multiflora Deichmann, 1936
    46. Species Chrysogorgia okinosensis Kinoshita, 1913
    47. Species Chrysogorgia orientalis Versluys, 1902
    48. Species Chrysogorgia papillosa Kinoshita, 1913
    49. Species Chrysogorgia pellucida Kükenthal, 1908
    50. Species Chrysogorgia pendula Versluys, 1902
    51. Species Chrysogorgia pentasticha Versluys, 1902
    52. Species Chrysogorgia pinnata Cairns, 2007
    53. Species Chrysogorgia pinniformis Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2021
    54. Species Chrysogorgia pusilla Versluys, 1902
    55. Species Chrysogorgia pyramidalis Kükenthal, 1908
    56. Species Chrysogorgia quadruplex Thomson, 1927
    57. Species Chrysogorgia ramificans Xu, Li, Zhan & Xu, 2019
    58. Species Chrysogorgia ramosa Versluys, 1902
    59. Species Chrysogorgia rigida Versluys, 1902
    60. Species Chrysogorgia rotunda Kinoshita, 1913
    61. Species Chrysogorgia sibogae Versluys, 1902
    62. Species Chrysogorgia sphaerica Aurivillius, 1931
    63. Species Chrysogorgia tetrasticha Versluys, 1902
    64. Species Chrysogorgia thyrsiformis Deichmann, 1936
    65. Species Chrysogorgia tricaulis Pante & Watling, 2011
    66. Species Chrysogorgia tuberculata Cordeiro, Castro & Pérez, 2015
    67. Species Chrysogorgia upsilonia Cordeiro, Castro & Pérez, 2015
    68. Species Chrysogorgia varians Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2021
    69. Species Chrysogorgia admete Bayer & Stefani, 1988 accepted as Parachrysogorgia admete (Bayer & Stefani, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
    70. Species Chrysogorgia affinis Versluys, 1902 accepted as Chrysogorgia elegans (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    71. Species Chrysogorgia agassizi accepted as Chrysogorgia agassizii (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    72. Species Chrysogorgia antarctica Cairns, 2002 accepted as Parachrysogorgia antarctica (Cairns, 2002) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
    73. Species Chrysogorgia aurea Kinoshita, 1913 accepted as Chrysogorgia pyramidalis Kükenthal, 1908 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    74. Species Chrysogorgia binata Xu, Li, Zhan & Xu, 2019 accepted as Parachrysogorgia binata (Xu, Li, Zhan & Xu, 2019) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
    75. Species Chrysogorgia bracteata Bayer & Stefani, 1988 accepted as Parachrysogorgia bracteata (Bayer & Stefani, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
    76. Species Chrysogorgia calypso Bayer & Stefani, 1988 accepted as Parachrysogorgia calypso (Bayer & Stefani, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
    77. Species Chrysogorgia chryseis Bayer & Stefani, 1988 accepted as Parachrysogorgia chryseis (Bayer & Stefani, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    78. Species Chrysogorgia electra Bayer & Stefani, 1988 accepted as Parachrysogorgia electra (Bayer & Stefani, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
    79. Species Chrysogorgia elisabethae Bayer, 1951 accepted as Chrysogorgia thyrsiformis Deichmann, 1936 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    80. Species Chrysogorgia expansa (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Parachrysogorgia expansa (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    81. Species Chrysogorgia occidentalis Versluys, 1902 accepted as Chrysogorgia desbonni Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    82. Species Chrysogorgia octagonos Versluys, 1902 accepted as Parachrysogorgia octagonos (Versluys, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination, origimal combination)
    83. Species Chrysogorgia scintillans Bayer & Stefani, 1988 accepted as Parachrysogorgia scintillans (Bayer & Stefani, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
    84. Species Chrysogorgia spiculosa (Verrill, 1883) accepted as Chrysogorgia elegans (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    85. Species Chrysogorgia splendens (Verrill, 1883) accepted as Metallogorgia splendens (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    86. Species Chrysogorgia squamata (Verrill, 1883) accepted as Parachrysogorgia squamata (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    87. Species Chrysogorgia stellata Nutting, 1908 accepted as Parachrysogorgia stellata (Nutting, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    88. Species Chrysogorgia versluysi Kinoshita, 1913 accepted as Parachrysogorgia versluysi (Kinoshita, 1913) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    89. Species Chrysogorgia kerberti Versluys (uncertain > unassessed, genus error? perhaps Calyptrophora kerberti Versluys, 1906?)
    90. Species Chrysogorgia squarrosa (Wright & Studer, 1889) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  2. Genus Iridogorgia Verrill, 1883
    1. Species Iridogorgia bella Nutting, 1908
    2. Species Iridogorgia densispicula Xu, Zhan, Li & Xu, 2020
    3. Species Iridogorgia densispiralis Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2021
    4. Species Iridogorgia flexilis Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2021
    5. Species Iridogorgia fontinalis Watling, 2007
    6. Species Iridogorgia magnispiralis Watling, 2007
    7. Species Iridogorgia pourtalesii Verrill, 1883
    8. Species Iridogorgia splendens Watling, 2007
    9. Species Iridogorgia squarrosa Xu, Zhan, Li & Xu, 2020
    10. Species Iridogorgia verrucosa Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2021
    11. Species Iridogorgia superba Nutting, 1908 accepted as Rhodaniridogorgia superba (Nutting, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  3. Genus Metallogorgia Versluys, 1902
    1. Species Metallogorgia macrospina Kükenthal, 1919
    2. Species Metallogorgia melanotrichos (Wright & Studer, 1889)
    3. Species Metallogorgia splendens (Verrill, 1883)
    4. Species Metallogorgia tenuis Pasternak, 1981
    5. Species Metallogorgia squarrosa (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Chrysogorgia squarrosa (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  4. Genus Parachrysogorgia Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2023
    1. Species Parachrysogorgia admete (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)
    2. Species Parachrysogorgia antarctica (Cairns, 2002)
    3. Species Parachrysogorgia binata (Xu, Li, Zhan & Xu, 2019)
    4. Species Parachrysogorgia bracteata (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)
    5. Species Parachrysogorgia calypso (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)
    6. Species Parachrysogorgia chryseis (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)
    7. Species Parachrysogorgia electra (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)
    8. Species Parachrysogorgia expansa (Wright & Studer, 1889)
    9. Species Parachrysogorgia octagonos (Versluys, 1902)
    10. Species Parachrysogorgia scintillans (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)
    11. Species Parachrysogorgia squamata (Verrill, 1883)
    12. Species Parachrysogorgia stellata (Nutting, 1908)
    13. Species Parachrysogorgia versluysi (Kinoshita, 1913)
  5. Genus Pseudochrysogorgia Pante & France, 2010
    1. Species Pseudochrysogorgia bellona Pante & France, 2010
  6. Genus Radicipes Stearns, 1883
    1. Species Radicipes aureus Kükenthal, 1919
    2. Species Radicipes challengeri (Wright, 1885)
    3. Species Radicipes gracilis (Verrill, 1884)
    4. Species Radicipes kopelatos Cordeiro, Castro & Pérez, 2015
    5. Species Radicipes pleurocristatus Stearns, 1883
    6. Species Radicipes sakhalinensis Dautova, 2018
    7. Species Radicipes spiralis (Nutting, 1908)
    8. Species Radicipes stonei Cordeiro, Cairns & Pérez, 2017
    9. Species Radicipes fragilis (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Radicipes gracilis (Verrill, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    10. Species Radicipes gibbosus (Nutting, 1908) accepted as Rhodaniridogorgia superba (Nutting, 1908) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    11. Species Radicipes squamiferus Kükenthal, 1919 accepted as Helicogorgia squamifera (Kükenthal, 1919) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    12. Species Radicipes verrilli (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Radicipes pleurocristatus Stearns, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    13. Species Radicipes verrilli (Wright, 1885) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  7. Genus Ramuligorgia Cairns, Cordeiro & Xu in Cairns et al., 2021
    1. Species Ramuligorgia militaris (Nutting, 1908)
  8. Genus Rhodaniridogorgia Watling, 2007
    1. Species Rhodaniridogorgia fragilis Watling, 2007
    2. Species Rhodaniridogorgia superba (Nutting, 1908)
  9. Genus Dasygorgia Verrill, 1883 accepted as Chrysogorgia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Dasygorgia acanthella Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Chrysogorgia acanthella (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    2. Species Dasygorgia agassizi Verrill, 1883 accepted as Chrysogorgia agassizii (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    3. Species Dasygorgia axillaris Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Chrysogorgia axillaris (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    4. Species Dasygorgia cupressa Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Chrysogorgia cupressa (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    5. Species Dasygorgia elegans Verrill, 1883 accepted as Chrysogorgia elegans (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    6. Species Dasygorgia expansa Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Chrysogorgia expansa (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    7. Species Dasygorgia flexilis Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Chrysogorgia flexilis (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    8. Species Dasygorgia fruticosa Studer, 1894 accepted as Chrysogorgia fruticosa (Studer, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    9. Species Dasygorgia geniculata Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Chrysogorgia geniculata (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    10. Species Dasygorgia japonica Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Chrysogorgia japonica (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    11. Species Dasygorgia melanotrichos Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Metallogorgia melanotrichos (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    12. Species Dasygorgia spiculosa Verrill, 1883 accepted as Chrysogorgia elegans (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    13. Species Dasygorgia splendens Verrill, 1883 accepted as Metallogorgia splendens (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    14. Species Dasygorgia squamata Verrill, 1883 accepted as Chrysogorgia squamata (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    15. Species Dasygorgia squarrosa Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Chrysogorgia squarrosa (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    16. Species Dasygorgia aurea Thomson & Henderson, 1905 (uncertain > unassessed)
    17. Species Dasygorgia ramosa Thomson & Henderson, 1905 (uncertain > unassessed)
  10. Genus Herophila Steenstrup, 1860 accepted as Herophile Steenstrup, 1860 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  11. Genus Lepidogorgia Verrill, 1884 accepted as Radicipes Stearns, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Lepidogorgia challengeri (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Radicipes challengeri (Wright, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Lepidogorgia gibbosa Nutting, 1908 accepted as Rhodaniridogorgia superba (Nutting, 1908) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    3. Species Lepidogorgia gracilis Verrill, 1884 accepted as Radicipes gracilis (Verrill, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    4. Species Lepidogorgia petersi (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Radicipes pleurocristatus Stearns, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    5. Species Lepidogorgia spiralis Nutting, 1908 accepted as Radicipes spiralis (Nutting, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    6. Species Lepidogorgia verrilli (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Radicipes pleurocristatus Stearns, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  12. Genus Strophogorgia Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Radicipes Stearns, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Strophogorgia challengeri Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Radicipes challengeri (Wright, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    2. Species Strophogorgia challengeri Wright, 1885 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
    3. Species Strophogorgia fragilis Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Radicipes gracilis (Verrill, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    4. Species Strophogorgia petersi Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Radicipes pleurocristatus Stearns, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    5. Species Strophogorgia verrilli Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Radicipes pleurocristatus Stearns, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    6. Species Strophogorgia verrilli Wright, 1885 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  13. Genus Herophile Steenstrup, 1860 (uncertain > unassessed)
    1. Species Herophile regia Steenstrup, 1860 accepted as Riisea paniculata Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    2. Species Herophile gracilis Thomson & Henderson, 1905 (uncertain > unassessed)
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Verrill, A.E. (1883). Report on the Anthozoa, and on some additional species dredged by the "Blake" in 1877-1879, and by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Fish Hawk" in 1880-82. <em>Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.</em> 11: 1-72, plates 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4621758
page(s): 21 [details] 
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Chrysogorgiidae Verrill, 1883. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/octocorallia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125273 on 2025-06-12
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original description Verrill, A.E. (1883). Report on the Anthozoa, and on some additional species dredged by the "Blake" in 1877-1879, and by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Fish Hawk" in 1880-82. <em>Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.</em> 11: 1-72, plates 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4621758
page(s): 21 [details] 

basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 383 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

redescription McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Quattrini, A.M. (2022). Revisionary systematics of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) guided by phylogenomics. <em>Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists.</em> 1(3), 8735, pp. 1-79., available online at https://ssbbulletin.org/index.php/bssb/article/view/8735
page(s): 23 [details] 
 
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