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Animalia (1)- Cnidaria (1)
- Anthozoa (1)
- Octocorallia (1)
- Alcyonacea (3)
- Calcaxonia (3)
- Chrysogorgiidae Verrill, 1883 (14)
Chalcogorgia (1)- Chrysogorgia Duchassaing & Michelotti 1864 (64)
- Distichogorgia Bayer, 1979 (1)
Helicogorgia- Iridogorgia Verrill, 1883 (5)
- Isidoides (1)
- Metallogorgia Versluys 1902 (4)
- Pleurogorgia Versluys 1902 (2)
- Pseudochrysogorgia Pante & France, 2010 (1)
- Radicipes Stearns 1883 (8)
- Rhodaniridogorgia Watling 2007 (2)
- Stephanogorgia Bayer & Muzik 1976 (3)
- Trichogorgia (5)
- Xenogorgia Bayer & Muzik, 1976 (1)
- Isididae Lamouroux, 1812 (4)
- Primnoidae (34)
- Holaxonia (2)
- Scleraxonia Studer, 1887 (9)
Rhodaniridogorgia Watling 2007
Nomenclature
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Order: CalcaxoniaFamily: Chrysogorgiidae Verrill, 1883
SUMMARY
Central axis wavy, not coiled; branches emanate in a
spiral around central axis. Sclerites a broad mix of shapes
from scales to spindles, including some superficially similar
to the ‘styles’ of sponges, and others with side protrusions or
flattened crosses. Watling, 2007.