A new genus and species of golden coral (Anthozoa, Octocorallia, Chrysogorgiidae) from the Northwest Atlantic

A new genus and species of unbranched golden coral, Flagelligorgia gracilis, is described based on several specimens collected off the southeastern coast of the United States. The genus is provisionally included in the family Chrysogorgiidae, pending molecular confirmation. Flagell...

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Main Authors: Stephen D. Cairns, Ralf T. S. Cordeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-04-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=12203