A review of the genus Trichogorgia (Cnidaria, Octocorallia), including descriptions of new species

The genus Trichogorgia (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) is composed of mesophotic gorgonians, and has been traditionally included in the Family Chrysogorgiidae. The family is polyphyletic and in need of generic morphological reassessments. Herein, two new species of that genus are described, based on materi...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Author: CORDEIRO, RALF T. S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2019
Subjects:
Gorgonians
mesophotic coral
Scotia Sea
Japan
Malacogorgia capensis
Coelenterata
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4706.4.2
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4706.4.2
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Summary:The genus Trichogorgia (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) is composed of mesophotic gorgonians, and has been traditionally included in the Family Chrysogorgiidae. The family is polyphyletic and in need of generic morphological reassessments. Herein, two new species of that genus are described, based on material deposited in the National Museum of Natural History—Smithsonian Institution. Additionally, we provide a taxonomic key to all species of Trichogorgia, also briefly discussing important characters of the group and closely related taxa.

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