Metallogorgia melanotrichos (Wright & Studer, 1889)
Biology:
Deep-sea chrysogorgiid coral. Hard-substrate dweller. Most common on seamounts but recently observed from the Bahamas Escarpment.
Genetics:
Four sequences available from Genbank: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/portal/utils/pageresolver.fcgi?log$=activity&recordid=1247246692838334.
Associations:
Close association with ophiuroid echinoderm Ophiocreas oedipus.
Distribution:
Known from Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Reproduction:
See Simpson and Watling (abstract available in Bibliography section).