TABLE 6. The 13 in Studies on western Pacific gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia, Chrysogorgiidae). Part 1: a review of the genus Chrysogorgia, with description of a new genus and three new species

TABLE 6. The 13 valid species of Parachrysogorgia including 2 species (bold) described in this paper (based on Versluys 1902, Bayer & Stefani 1988, Cairns 2001). Arranged by group with different sclerite forms and arrangement. Type localities and depths and branching sequence also included.
SpeciesType localities and depthsbranching sequenceGroup I. Rods/spindles in tentacle rachis and scales in polyp body wallP. versluysi (Kinoshita, 1913)(Japan, 732 m)1/4RP. calypso (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)(Celebes, 732 m)1/4RP. squamata (Verrill, 1883)(Lesser Antilles, 431 m)1/5R–1/7RP. bracteata (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)(Philippines, 329 m)1/6RP. admete (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)(New Caledonia, 390 m)1/7RGroup II. Rods/spindles in the basal part of tentacle rachis, scales in both the upper part of tentacle rachis and the polyp body wallP. chryseis (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)(Ceram Sea, 732 m)bi-flabellateP. expansa (Wright & Studer, 1889)(Kermadec Ids., 951 m)1/4RP. octagonos (Versluys, 1902)(Timor Sea, 520 m)1/4RP. stellata (Nutting, 1908)(Hawaii, 649–768 m)multi-flabellateGroup III. Scales in both tentacle rachis and polyp body wallP. antarctica (Cairns, 2002)(Ross Sea, Antarctica, 445 m)1/4RP. electra (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)(Paumotu Ids., 1485 m)bi-flabellateP. scintillans (Bayer & Stefani, 1988)(Hawaii, 1758–1937 m)bi- or multi-flabellateP. binata (Xu, Li, Zhan & Xu, 2019)(Kocebu Guyot, 1669 m)bi-flabellate