Deep-Sea taxon details
Chrysogorgia agassizii (Verrill, 1883)
125351 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125351)
accepted
Species
Dasygorgia agassizi Verrill, 1883 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Dasygorgia agassizi Verrill, 1883) 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): 22-23 [details]
page(s): 22-23 [details]
Lectotype MCZ 4870, geounit Canadian Exclusive Economic...
Lectotype MCZ 4870, geounit Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Distribution in Nova Scotia waters
Distribution in Nova Scotia waters [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Chrysogorgia agassizii (Verrill, 1883). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125351 on 2026-08-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Chrysogorgia agassizii (Verrill, 1883). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125351 on 2026-08-10
original description
(of Dasygorgia agassizi Verrill, 1883) 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): 22-23 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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 Breeze, H., D.S. Davis, M. Butler, and V. Kostylev. 1997. Distribution and status of deep sea corals off Nova Scotia. Ecology Action Centre. Halifax. 58 p. [details]
additional source Watling, L.; Auster, P. (2005). Distribution of deep-water Alcyonacea off the Northeast Coast of the United States. In: Freiwald, A., R.J. Murray, editors. Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems. <em>Proceedings of the Second Deep-Sea Coral Symposium.</em> 279-296., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27673-4_13 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 403 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2001). Studies on western Atlantic Octocorallia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa). Part 1: The genus Chrysogorgia Duchassaing and Michelotti, 1864. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 114(3):746-787., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/2462
page(s): 748, 758, 760, 779, 780, 781 [details] Available for editors
additional source Deichmann, E. (1936). The Alcyonaria of the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College.</em> 53: 1-317, plates 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4363633
page(s): 10, 221, 222, 228, 233-234, 297, Plate 23, 34 [details]
additional source Bayer, F. M. & K.M. Muzik. (1976). New genera and species of the holaxonian family Chrysogorgiidae (Octocorallia: Gorgonacea). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 50(5): 65-90, plates 1-7.
page(s): 89 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1951). A new Caribbean coral of the genus Chrysogorgia. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 101(3276): 269-273, plate 9, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.101-3276.269
page(s): 272 [details] Available for editors
additional source Imahara, Y. (1996). Previously recorded octocorals from Japan and adjacent seas. Precious Corals and Octocoral Research, 4-mei, 17-44
page(s): 30 [details]
page(s): 22-23 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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 Breeze, H., D.S. Davis, M. Butler, and V. Kostylev. 1997. Distribution and status of deep sea corals off Nova Scotia. Ecology Action Centre. Halifax. 58 p. [details]
additional source Watling, L.; Auster, P. (2005). Distribution of deep-water Alcyonacea off the Northeast Coast of the United States. In: Freiwald, A., R.J. Murray, editors. Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems. <em>Proceedings of the Second Deep-Sea Coral Symposium.</em> 279-296., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27673-4_13 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 403 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2001). Studies on western Atlantic Octocorallia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa). Part 1: The genus Chrysogorgia Duchassaing and Michelotti, 1864. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 114(3):746-787., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/2462
page(s): 748, 758, 760, 779, 780, 781 [details] Available for editors
additional source Deichmann, E. (1936). The Alcyonaria of the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College.</em> 53: 1-317, plates 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4363633
page(s): 10, 221, 222, 228, 233-234, 297, Plate 23, 34 [details]
additional source Bayer, F. M. & K.M. Muzik. (1976). New genera and species of the holaxonian family Chrysogorgiidae (Octocorallia: Gorgonacea). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 50(5): 65-90, plates 1-7.
page(s): 89 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1951). A new Caribbean coral of the genus Chrysogorgia. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 101(3276): 269-273, plate 9, available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.101-3276.269
page(s): 272 [details] Available for editors
additional source Imahara, Y. (1996). Previously recorded octocorals from Japan and adjacent seas. Precious Corals and Octocoral Research, 4-mei, 17-44
page(s): 30 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype MCZ 4870, geounit Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 11854, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 17253, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 30170, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 59808 [details]
Nontype USNM 7920, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 88109, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 9150, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paralectotype USNM 5748, geounit Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Distribution in Nova Scotia waters [details]Habitat bathyal [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Dasygorgia agassizi Verrill, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (3 records) (from synonym Dasygorgia agassizi Verrill, 1883)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (9 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (3 records) (from synonym Dasygorgia agassizi Verrill, 1883)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (9 records)
