00434nas a2200109   4500008004100000245012700041210006900168300001200237490000700249100001600256856005200272       2007                        eng d00aA review of the genus Iridogorgia (Octocorallia: Chrysogorgiidae) and its relatives, chiefly from the North Atlantic Ocean0 areview of the genus Iridogorgia Octocorallia Chrysogorgiidae and  a393-4070 v871 aWatling, L.  uhttps://deepseaoctocoral.myspecies.info/node/1501963nas a2200133   4500008004100000245011500041210006900156520147200225653001701697100002301714700001601737700002401753856005201777       2005                        eng d00aReproductive Morphology of Metallogorgia melanotrichos (Chrysogorgidae) and Paramuricea placomus (Plexauridae)0 aReproductive Morphology of Metallogorgia melanotrichos Chrysogor3 aGorgonian-type octocorals are widely distributed in deep-water environments but basic reproductive biology and reproductive processes are not well known in most species. We compared the reproductive morphology of two gorgonian-type octocorals, Paramuricea placomus (Plexauridae) and Metallogorgia melanotrichos (Chrysogorgiidae) and use morphological data to infer sexual reproductive strategy. P. placomus is a member of the Family Plexauridae which includes both deep and shallow-water species. It’s range extends from the eastern to the western North Atlantic (150m -1600m). The material we examined was collected in the Gulf of Maine in June 2002 and August 2003. M. melanotrichos belongs to the exclusively deep-water octocoral family Chrysogorgiidae. This species occurs both in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (183m - 2078m). We collected and examined M. melanotrichos colonies from the New England Seamount Chain in July 2003 and May 2004. Our study shows that both species are gonochoristic, a trait which is common in shallow-water octocorals. Basic reproductive anatomy in P. placomus and M. melanotrichos is typical of anthozoans, with gonads developing along the mesenteries in the basal region of the polyps (Achituv and Benayahu 1990; Tyler et al. 1995). In male colonies of both species, germ cells appear to undergo synchronous development. In female M. melanotrichos colonies oocytes in various stages of development are present in a single polyp.10areproduction1 aSimpson, Anne., W.1 aWatling, L.1 aECKELBARGER, K., J.  uhttps://deepseaoctocoral.myspecies.info/node/1800516nas a2200145   4500008004100000245008700041210006900128260003900197300001200236100001600248700001700264700001700281700002000298856005200318       2005                        eng d00aDistribution of deep-water Alcyonacea off the Northeast Coast of the United States0 aDistribution of deepwater Alcyonacea off the Northeast Coast of   aBerlin HeidelbergbSpringer-Verlag  a279-2961 aWatling, L.1 aAuster, P.J.1 aFreiwald, A.1 aRoberts, J., M.  uhttps://deepseaoctocoral.myspecies.info/node/19