Octocorallia taxon details
Chrysogorgiidae Verrill, 1883
Dasygorgidae Studer, 1887 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Genus Chrysogorgia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
- Species Chrysogorgia abludo Pante & Watling, 2011
- Species Chrysogorgia acanthella (Wright & Studer, 1889)
- Species Chrysogorgia agassizii (Verrill, 1883)
- Species Chrysogorgia anastomosans Versluys, 1902
- Species Chrysogorgia arborescens Nutting, 1908
- Species Chrysogorgia arboriformis Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2023
- Species Chrysogorgia artospira Pante & Watling, 2011
- Species Chrysogorgia averta Pante & Watling, 2011
- Species Chrysogorgia axillaris (Wright & Studer, 1889)
- Species Chrysogorgia campanula Madsen, 1944
- Species Chrysogorgia carolinensis Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2020
- Species Chrysogorgia cavea Kinoshita, 1913
- Species Chrysogorgia comans Kinoshita, 1913
- Species Chrysogorgia constricta Hiles, 1899
- Species Chrysogorgia cupressa (Wright & Studer, 1889)
- Species Chrysogorgia curvata Versluys, 1902
- Species Chrysogorgia cylindrata Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2023
- Species Chrysogorgia debilis Kükenthal, 1908
- Species Chrysogorgia delicata Nutting, 1908
- Species Chrysogorgia dendritica Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2020
- Species Chrysogorgia desbonni Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
- Variety Chrysogorgia desbonni var. thyrsiformis Deichmann, 1936 accepted as Chrysogorgia thyrsiformis Deichmann, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Chrysogorgia dichotoma Thomson & Henderson, 1906
- Species Chrysogorgia dispersa Kükenthal, 1908
- Species Chrysogorgia elegans (Verrill, 1883)
- Species Chrysogorgia excavata Kükenthal, 1908
- Species Chrysogorgia fewkesii Verrill, 1883
- Variety Chrysogorgia fewkesii var. multiflora Deichmann, 1936 accepted as Chrysogorgia multiflora Deichmann, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Chrysogorgia flavescens Nutting, 1908
- Species Chrysogorgia flexilis (Wright & Studer, 1889)
- Variety Chrysogorgia flexilis var. typica (Wright & Studer, 1889)
- Subspecies Chrysogorgia flexilis africana Kükenthal, 1908 represented as Chrysogorgia flexilis var. africana Kükenthal, 1908
- Subspecies Chrysogorgia flexilis typica (Wright & Studer, 1889) represented as Chrysogorgia flexilis var. typica (Wright & Studer, 1889)
- Variety Chrysogorgia flexilis var. africana Kükenthal, 1908 (uncertain)
- Variety Chrysogorgia flexilis var. maldivensis Hickson, 1940 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Chrysogorgia fragilis Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2020
- Species Chrysogorgia fruticosa (Studer, 1894)
- Species Chrysogorgia geniculata (Wright & Studer, 1889)
- Species Chrysogorgia gracilis Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2020
- Species Chrysogorgia herdendorfi Cairns, 2001
- Species Chrysogorgia indica Thomson & Henderson, 1906
- Species Chrysogorgia intermedia Versluys, 1902
- Species Chrysogorgia irregularis Thomson & Henderson, 1906
- Species Chrysogorgia japonica (Wright & Studer, 1889)
- Species Chrysogorgia laevorsa Cairns, 2018
- Species Chrysogorgia lata Versluys, 1902
- Species Chrysogorgia lunae Baena, Martell, Soto-Angel, Ambroso & López-González, 2024
- Species Chrysogorgia midas Cairns, 2018
- Species Chrysogorgia minuta Kinoshita, 1913
- Species Chrysogorgia mixta Versluys, 1902
- Species Chrysogorgia monticola Cairns, 2007
- Species Chrysogorgia multiflora Deichmann, 1936
- Species Chrysogorgia okinosensis Kinoshita, 1913
- Species Chrysogorgia orientalis Versluys, 1902
- Species Chrysogorgia papillosa Kinoshita, 1913
- Species Chrysogorgia pellucida Kükenthal, 1908
- Species Chrysogorgia pendula Versluys, 1902
- Species Chrysogorgia pentasticha Versluys, 1902
- Species Chrysogorgia pinnata Cairns, 2007
- Species Chrysogorgia pinniformis Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2021
- Species Chrysogorgia pusilla Versluys, 1902
- Species Chrysogorgia pyramidalis Kükenthal, 1908
- Species Chrysogorgia quadruplex Thomson, 1927
- Species Chrysogorgia ramificans Xu, Li, Zhan & Xu, 2019
- Species Chrysogorgia ramosa Versluys, 1902
- Species Chrysogorgia rigida Versluys, 1902
- Species Chrysogorgia rotunda Kinoshita, 1913
- Species Chrysogorgia sibogae Versluys, 1902
- Species Chrysogorgia sphaerica Aurivillius, 1931
- Species Chrysogorgia tetrasticha Versluys, 1902
- Species Chrysogorgia thyrsiformis Deichmann, 1936
- Species Chrysogorgia tricaulis Pante & Watling, 2011
- Species Chrysogorgia tuberculata Cordeiro, Castro & Pérez, 2015
- Species Chrysogorgia upsilonia Cordeiro, Castro & Pérez, 2015
- Species Chrysogorgia varians Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2021
- Species Chrysogorgia admete Bayer & Stefani, 1988 accepted as Parachrysogorgia admete (Bayer & Stefani, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
- Species Chrysogorgia affinis Versluys, 1902 accepted as Chrysogorgia elegans (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Chrysogorgia agassizi accepted as Chrysogorgia agassizii (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Chrysogorgia antarctica Cairns, 2002 accepted as Parachrysogorgia antarctica (Cairns, 2002) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
- Species Chrysogorgia aurea Kinoshita, 1913 accepted as Chrysogorgia pyramidalis Kükenthal, 1908 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Chrysogorgia binata Xu, Li, Zhan & Xu, 2019 accepted as Parachrysogorgia binata (Xu, Li, Zhan & Xu, 2019) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
- Species Chrysogorgia bracteata Bayer & Stefani, 1988 accepted as Parachrysogorgia bracteata (Bayer & Stefani, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
- Species Chrysogorgia calypso Bayer & Stefani, 1988 accepted as Parachrysogorgia calypso (Bayer & Stefani, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
- Species Chrysogorgia chryseis Bayer & Stefani, 1988 accepted as Parachrysogorgia chryseis (Bayer & Stefani, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Chrysogorgia electra Bayer & Stefani, 1988 accepted as Parachrysogorgia electra (Bayer & Stefani, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
- Species Chrysogorgia elisabethae Bayer, 1951 accepted as Chrysogorgia thyrsiformis Deichmann, 1936 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Chrysogorgia expansa (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Parachrysogorgia expansa (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Chrysogorgia occidentalis Versluys, 1902 accepted as Chrysogorgia desbonni Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Chrysogorgia octagonos Versluys, 1902 accepted as Parachrysogorgia octagonos (Versluys, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination, origimal combination)
- Species Chrysogorgia scintillans Bayer & Stefani, 1988 accepted as Parachrysogorgia scintillans (Bayer & Stefani, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
- Species Chrysogorgia spiculosa (Verrill, 1883) accepted as Chrysogorgia elegans (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Chrysogorgia splendens (Verrill, 1883) accepted as Metallogorgia splendens (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Chrysogorgia squamata (Verrill, 1883) accepted as Parachrysogorgia squamata (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Chrysogorgia stellata Nutting, 1908 accepted as Parachrysogorgia stellata (Nutting, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Chrysogorgia versluysi Kinoshita, 1913 accepted as Parachrysogorgia versluysi (Kinoshita, 1913) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Chrysogorgia kerberti Versluys (uncertain > unassessed, genus error? perhaps Calyptrophora kerberti Versluys, 1906?)
- Species Chrysogorgia squarrosa (Wright & Studer, 1889) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Genus Iridogorgia Verrill, 1883
- Species Iridogorgia bella Nutting, 1908
- Species Iridogorgia densispicula Xu, Zhan, Li & Xu, 2020
- Species Iridogorgia densispiralis Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2021
- Species Iridogorgia flexilis Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2021
- Species Iridogorgia fontinalis Watling, 2007
- Species Iridogorgia magnispiralis Watling, 2007
- Species Iridogorgia pourtalesii Verrill, 1883
- Species Iridogorgia splendens Watling, 2007
- Species Iridogorgia squarrosa Xu, Zhan, Li & Xu, 2020
- Species Iridogorgia verrucosa Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2021
- Species Iridogorgia superba Nutting, 1908 accepted as Rhodaniridogorgia superba (Nutting, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Genus Metallogorgia Versluys, 1902
- Species Metallogorgia macrospina Kükenthal, 1919
- Species Metallogorgia melanotrichos (Wright & Studer, 1889)
- Species Metallogorgia splendens (Verrill, 1883)
- Species Metallogorgia tenuis Pasternak, 1981
- Species Metallogorgia squarrosa (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Chrysogorgia squarrosa (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Genus Parachrysogorgia Xu, Zhan & Xu, 2023
- Species Parachrysogorgia admete (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)
- Species Parachrysogorgia antarctica (Cairns, 2002)
- Species Parachrysogorgia binata (Xu, Li, Zhan & Xu, 2019)
- Species Parachrysogorgia bracteata (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)
- Species Parachrysogorgia calypso (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)
- Species Parachrysogorgia chryseis (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)
- Species Parachrysogorgia electra (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)
- Species Parachrysogorgia expansa (Wright & Studer, 1889)
- Species Parachrysogorgia octagonos (Versluys, 1902)
- Species Parachrysogorgia scintillans (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)
- Species Parachrysogorgia squamata (Verrill, 1883)
- Species Parachrysogorgia stellata (Nutting, 1908)
- Species Parachrysogorgia versluysi (Kinoshita, 1913)
- Genus Pseudochrysogorgia Pante & France, 2010
- Genus Radicipes Stearns, 1883
- Species Radicipes aureus Kükenthal, 1919
- Species Radicipes challengeri (Wright, 1885)
- Species Radicipes gracilis (Verrill, 1884)
- Species Radicipes kopelatos Cordeiro, Castro & Pérez, 2015
- Species Radicipes pleurocristatus Stearns, 1883
- Species Radicipes sakhalinensis Dautova, 2018
- Species Radicipes spiralis (Nutting, 1908)
- Species Radicipes stonei Cordeiro, Cairns & Pérez, 2017
- Species Radicipes fragilis (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Radicipes gracilis (Verrill, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Radicipes gibbosus (Nutting, 1908) accepted as Rhodaniridogorgia superba (Nutting, 1908) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Radicipes squamiferus Kükenthal, 1919 accepted as Helicogorgia squamifera (Kükenthal, 1919) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Radicipes verrilli (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Radicipes pleurocristatus Stearns, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Radicipes verrilli (Wright, 1885) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Genus Ramuligorgia Cairns, Cordeiro & Xu in Cairns et al., 2021
- Genus Rhodaniridogorgia Watling, 2007
- Genus Dasygorgia Verrill, 1883 accepted as Chrysogorgia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Dasygorgia acanthella Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Chrysogorgia acanthella (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Dasygorgia agassizi Verrill, 1883 accepted as Chrysogorgia agassizii (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Dasygorgia axillaris Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Chrysogorgia axillaris (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Dasygorgia cupressa Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Chrysogorgia cupressa (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Dasygorgia elegans Verrill, 1883 accepted as Chrysogorgia elegans (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Dasygorgia expansa Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Chrysogorgia expansa (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Dasygorgia flexilis Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Chrysogorgia flexilis (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Dasygorgia fruticosa Studer, 1894 accepted as Chrysogorgia fruticosa (Studer, 1894) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Dasygorgia geniculata Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Chrysogorgia geniculata (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Dasygorgia japonica Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Chrysogorgia japonica (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Dasygorgia melanotrichos Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Metallogorgia melanotrichos (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Dasygorgia spiculosa Verrill, 1883 accepted as Chrysogorgia elegans (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Dasygorgia splendens Verrill, 1883 accepted as Metallogorgia splendens (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Dasygorgia squamata Verrill, 1883 accepted as Chrysogorgia squamata (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Dasygorgia squarrosa Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Chrysogorgia squarrosa (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Dasygorgia aurea Thomson & Henderson, 1905 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Dasygorgia ramosa Thomson & Henderson, 1905 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Genus Herophila Steenstrup, 1860 accepted as Herophile Steenstrup, 1860 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Lepidogorgia Verrill, 1884 accepted as Radicipes Stearns, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidogorgia challengeri (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Radicipes challengeri (Wright, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Lepidogorgia gibbosa Nutting, 1908 accepted as Rhodaniridogorgia superba (Nutting, 1908) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidogorgia gracilis Verrill, 1884 accepted as Radicipes gracilis (Verrill, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Lepidogorgia petersi (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Radicipes pleurocristatus Stearns, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Lepidogorgia spiralis Nutting, 1908 accepted as Radicipes spiralis (Nutting, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Lepidogorgia verrilli (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Radicipes pleurocristatus Stearns, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Strophogorgia Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Radicipes Stearns, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Strophogorgia challengeri Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Radicipes challengeri (Wright, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Strophogorgia challengeri Wright, 1885 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Strophogorgia fragilis Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Radicipes gracilis (Verrill, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Strophogorgia petersi Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Radicipes pleurocristatus Stearns, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Strophogorgia verrilli Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Radicipes pleurocristatus Stearns, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Strophogorgia verrilli Wright, 1885 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Genus Herophile Steenstrup, 1860 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Herophile regia Steenstrup, 1860 accepted as Riisea paniculata Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Herophile gracilis Thomson & Henderson, 1905 (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, terrestrial
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
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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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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
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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
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]
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

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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