Iridogorgia

Iridogorgia Verrill, 1883

kingdom Animalia
phylum Cnidaria
class Anthozoa
subclass Octocorallia
order Alcyonacea
order Calcaxonia
family Chrysogorgiidae Verrill, 1883

Languages: English

Overview

General Description

"Main axis monopodial, spiraling upward, with undivided
branches emanating from one side of axis. Polyps short,
when sexually mature with base expanded along upper
side of branch. Sclerites rods, spindles, or scales, arranged
vertically, extending in tracts onto tentacles. Branch
coenenchyme with sclerites oriented along branch or
without sclerites between polyps." Watling, 2007

Author(s): Pante, Eric

Rights holder(s): Pante, Eric

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Taxonomic Children

Total: 5

Iridogorgia bella Nutting, 1908, Iridogorgia fontinalis Watling, 2007, Iridogorgia magnispiralis Watling, 2007, Iridogorgia pourtalesii Verrill, 1883, Iridogorgia splendens Watling, 2007

References

McFadden, C. S., France S. C., Sanchez J. A., & Alderslade P. (2006). A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) based on mitochondrial protein-coding sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 41, 513-527.

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 U.K.. 87, 393-407.