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Chrysogorgiidae Verrill, 1883
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The word distribution of chrysogorgiid corals as we know it.
Branching sequence determination in Chrysogorgia. See Taxon Page for explanation.
Branch close-up (YPM5806A).
Polyp close-up (YPM5806A). Width approx 0.8 mm, heigth approx. 1.1 mm.
YPM5806A, type material of Metallogorgia splendens.
A mass of unidentified fish eggs on Metallogorgia collected at Kelvin Seamount.
Metallogorgia tenuis, type (polyp about 1.25 - 1.5 mm long)
Metallogorgia tenuis, type (polyp about 2.5 - 3 mm long)
Iridogorgia magnispiralis on Nashville Seamount at 2130 meters depth
Iridogorgia magnispiralis in situ, Kelvin Seamount (NW Atlantic), 2311 m
In situ photograph of Metallogorgia melanotrichos and its associate, Ophiocreas oedipus.
Preserved Metallogorgia melanotrichos and its associate, Ophiocreas oedipus.
Metallogorgia Colony
Metallogorgia melanotrichos (left), Iridogorgia splendens (top right), and Chrysogorgia sp (bottom right), three representatives of the Chrysogorgiidae.
Polyp and sclerites of Metallogorgia macrospina Kukenthal, 1919
Pleurogorgia plana, Versluys, 1902; Fig. 157
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