Deep-Sea taxon details
Parachrysogorgia electra (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)
1671470 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1671470)
accepted
Species
Chrysogorgia electra Bayer & Stefani, 1988 · unaccepted > superseded combination (Basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Chrysogorgia electra Bayer & Stefani, 1988) Bayer, F. M.; Stefani, J. (1988). A new species of Chrysogorgia (Octocorallia: Gorgonacea) from New Caledonia, with descriptions of some other species from the Western Pacific. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 101: 257-279. [details] Available for editors 
Holotype (of Chrysogorgia electra Bayer & Stefani,...
Holotype (of Chrysogorgia electra Bayer & Stefani, 1988) USNM 49632 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Parachrysogorgia electra (Bayer & Stefani, 1988). 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=1671470 on 2026-07-20
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Parachrysogorgia electra (Bayer & Stefani, 1988). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1671470 on 2026-07-20
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(of Chrysogorgia electra Bayer & Stefani, 1988) Bayer, F. M.; Stefani, J. (1988). A new species of Chrysogorgia (Octocorallia: Gorgonacea) from New Caledonia, with descriptions of some other species from the Western Pacific. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 101: 257-279. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Xu, Y.; Zhan, Z.; Xu, K. (2023). Studies on western Pacific gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia, Chrysogorgiidae). Part 1: a review of the genus <em>Chrysogorgia</em>, with description of a new genus and three new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5321(1): 1-107., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5321.1.1 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Xu, Y.; Zhan, Z.; Xu, K. (2023). Studies on western Pacific gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia, Chrysogorgiidae). Part 1: a review of the genus <em>Chrysogorgia</em>, with description of a new genus and three new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5321(1): 1-107., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5321.1.1 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Chrysogorgia electra Bayer & Stefani, 1988) USNM 49632 [details]
