Marine Species Traits - Rhodaniridogorgia Watling, 2007

Traits name details

Rhodaniridogorgia Watling, 2007

AphiaID

267808 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267808)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Iridogorgia Verrill, 1883

Rank

Genus

Parent

Chrysogorgiidae Verrill, 1883

Direct children (2)

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Species Rhodaniridogorgia fragilis Watling, 2007 accepted as Iridogorgia fragilis (Watling, 2007) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
Species Rhodaniridogorgia superba (Nutting, 1908) accepted as Iridogorgia superba Nutting, 1908 (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Watling, L. (2007). A review of the genus Iridogorgia (Octocorallia: Chrysogorgiidae) and its relatives, chiefly from the North Atlantic Ocean. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK. 87(02): 393-402., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s002531540705535x [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Rhodaniridogorgia Watling, 2007. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267808 on 2026-06-02

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Rhodaniridogorgia Watling, 2007. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267808 on 2026-06-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-14 11:18:07Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2010-09-16 09:11:12Z

changed

van Ofwegen, Leen

2025-12-10 22:58:08Z

changed

McFadden, Cathy

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original description Watling, L. (2007). A review of the genus Iridogorgia (Octocorallia: Chrysogorgiidae) and its relatives, chiefly from the North Atlantic Ocean. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK. 87(02): 393-402., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s002531540705535x [details] Available for editors

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]

new combination reference Xu, Y.; Zhan, Z.; Xu, K. (2021). Morphological and molecular characterization of five species including three new species of golden gorgonians (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) from seamounts in the western Pacific. Biology. 10: 588., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/7/588
page(s): 23 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhodaniridogorgia)
To Genbank