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Chrysogorgia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

125294  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125294)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Scleralcyonacea (Order)
  7. Chrysogorgiidae (Family)
  8. Chrysogorgia (Genus)
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  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
  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
  27. Species Chrysogorgia flavescens Nutting, 1908
  28. Species Chrysogorgia flexilis (Wright & Studer, 1889)
  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 antarctica Cairns, 2002 accepted as Parachrysogorgia antarctica (Cairns, 2002) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
  71. Species Chrysogorgia binata Xu, Li, Zhan & Xu, 2019 accepted as Parachrysogorgia binata (Xu, Li, Zhan & Xu, 2019) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
  72. Species Chrysogorgia bracteata Bayer & Stefani, 1988 accepted as Parachrysogorgia bracteata (Bayer & Stefani, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
  73. Species Chrysogorgia calypso Bayer & Stefani, 1988 accepted as Parachrysogorgia calypso (Bayer & Stefani, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
  74. Species Chrysogorgia chryseis Bayer & Stefani, 1988 accepted as Parachrysogorgia chryseis (Bayer & Stefani, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  75. Species Chrysogorgia electra Bayer & Stefani, 1988 accepted as Parachrysogorgia electra (Bayer & Stefani, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
  76. Species Chrysogorgia expansa (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Parachrysogorgia expansa (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  77. Species Chrysogorgia octagonos Versluys, 1902 accepted as Parachrysogorgia octagonos (Versluys, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination, origimal combination)
  78. Species Chrysogorgia scintillans Bayer & Stefani, 1988 accepted as Parachrysogorgia scintillans (Bayer & Stefani, 1988) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Basionym)
  79. Species Chrysogorgia squamata (Verrill, 1883) accepted as Parachrysogorgia squamata (Verrill, 1883) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  80. Species Chrysogorgia stellata Nutting, 1908 accepted as Parachrysogorgia stellata (Nutting, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  81. Species Chrysogorgia versluysi Kinoshita, 1913 accepted as Parachrysogorgia versluysi (Kinoshita, 1913) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  82. Species Chrysogorgia kerberti Versluys (uncertain > unassessed, genus error? perhaps Calyptrophora kerberti Versluys, 1906?)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Duchassaing P, Michelotti J. (1864). Supplément au mémoire sur les coralliaires des Antilles. <em>Memorie della Reale Accademia della Scienze di Torino, Serie 2.</em> 23: 97-206, plates 1-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31197612
page(s): 13 [details] 
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Chrysogorgia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125294 on 2025-03-27
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Chrysogorgia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125294 on 2025-03-27
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van Ofwegen, Leen
2006-09-07 06:51:43Z
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Martinez, Olga
2010-09-17 06:17:46Z
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van Ofwegen, Leen
2021-06-13 18:27:50Z
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McFadden, Cathy

original description Duchassaing P, Michelotti J. (1864). Supplément au mémoire sur les coralliaires des Antilles. <em>Memorie della Reale Accademia della Scienze di Torino, Serie 2.</em> 23: 97-206, plates 1-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31197612
page(s): 13 [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 Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

additional source Williams, G.C. (1992). Biogeography of the octocorallian coelenterate fauna of southern Africa. <em>Biol. J. Linn. Soc.</em> 46: 351-401. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 388-390 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Alderslade, P. (1998). Revisionary systematics in the gorgonian family Isididae, with descriptions of numerous new taxa (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> Supplement No. 55: 1-360.
page(s): 15 [details] 

additional source Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065
page(s): 14, 299 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Hickson, S. J. (1930). On the classification of the Alcyonaria. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, XIV, 229-252
page(s): 250 [details] 

additional source Bayer, F. M. (1949). Chalcogorgiinae, a new subfamily of Chrysogorgiidae (Coelenterata: Alcyonaria), and a description of Chalcogorgia pellucida, new genus and new species, from the Straits of Florida. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 39(7): 237-240.
page(s): 237, 238, 240 [details] 

additional source Bayer, F. M. (1979). Distichogorgia sconsa, a new genus and species of chrysogorgiid octocoral (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) from the Blake Plateau off northern Florida. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 92(4): 876-882
page(s): 878 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Grigg, R. W. & F.M. Bayer. (1976). Present knowledge of the systematics and zoogeography of the order Gorgonacea in Hawaii. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 30(2): 167-175.
page(s): 171-172 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Williams, G. C. (1992). The Alcyonacea of southern Africa. Gorgonian octocorals (Coelenterata, Anthozoa). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 101(8): 181-296, Fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40683324
page(s): 252, 289, 291 [details] 

additional source Bayer, F. M. (1974). A new species of Trichogorgia and records of two other octocorals new to the Palau Islands. Micronesica, 10(2): 257-271
page(s): 262, 263 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Kükenthal, W. (1909). Japanischen Gorgoniden. II. Teil: Die Familien der Plexauriden, Chrysogorgiiden und Melitodinen. <em>Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte Ostasiens. Herausgeben von Dr. F. Doflein. Abhandlungen der math.-phys. Klasse der K. Bayer Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> Suppl. Bd 1(5): 1-78, plates 1-7., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Abhandlungen-Akademie-Bayern_Supp-I-1906_0001-0078.pdf
page(s): 40 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
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Chrysogorgia  sp., 1049 m Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of Lophelia II Reefs, Rigs, and Wrecks, BOEM-NOAA-OER. Identification by A. Quattrini. For more information see: Brooks JM, Fisher C, Roberts H, Cordes E, Baums I, Bernard B, Church R, Etnoyer P, German C, Goehring E,  McDonald I, Roberts H, Shank T, Warren D, Welsh S, Wolff G, Weaver D (2015). Exploration and research of northern Gulf of Mexico deepwater natural and artificial hard-bottom habitats with emphasis on coral communities: Reefs, rigs, and wrecks—“Lophelia II” Appendices. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans, LA. OCS Study BOEM 2016-022. 711 p.
Chrysogorgia sp., 1095 m Gulf of Mexico Image courtesy of NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Gulf of Mexico 2012 Expedition.
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