Frontiers in Marine Science
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The highly colorful deep-water gorgonian Victorgorgia flabellata was discovered on Seamount (M5) on the Caroline Ridge in the tropical western Pacific Ocean at a water depth of 1,408 meters, a water temperature of 3.3°Celsius, and a salinity of 36.5 PSU.
In situ, the specimen was attached to a rocky bottom and inhabited by individuals of the ophiuroid order Euryalida and the cnidarian order Actiniaria.
The polyps and coenenchyma in vivo and in freshly collected specimens were deep purple,
All sclerites providing stability were transparent and colorless in transmitted light.
Etymology:
The Latin adjective "flabellata" (flabellate) refers to the flat shape of the colony.
Literature reference:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.00701/full
Frontiers in Marine Science
Autoren: Yang li, Zifeng Zhan and Kuidong Xu1
Morphology and Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Deep-Sea Purple Gorgonians (Octocorallia: Victorgorgiidae) from Seamounts in the Tropical Western Pacific, with Description of Three New Species
In situ, the specimen was attached to a rocky bottom and inhabited by individuals of the ophiuroid order Euryalida and the cnidarian order Actiniaria.
The polyps and coenenchyma in vivo and in freshly collected specimens were deep purple,
All sclerites providing stability were transparent and colorless in transmitted light.
Etymology:
The Latin adjective "flabellata" (flabellate) refers to the flat shape of the colony.
Literature reference:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.00701/full
Frontiers in Marine Science
Autoren: Yang li, Zifeng Zhan and Kuidong Xu1
Morphology and Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Deep-Sea Purple Gorgonians (Octocorallia: Victorgorgiidae) from Seamounts in the Tropical Western Pacific, with Description of Three New Species
