Table 2 in A revision of the genus Psammogorgia Verrill, 1868 (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Octocorallia) in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean

Table 2. Comparative features of sclerites of Psammogorgia species in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean according to an analysis of type material from museums (YPM, MCZ, MNHN) and taxonomic descriptions by Verrill (1868b, 1870), Bayer (1958), Breedy and Guzman (2014), and Breedy et al. (2020).
SpeciesSpindle length (mm)Wart club length (mm)Radiates length (mm)Anthocodials length (mm)Colour of coenenchymal scleritesColour of anthocodial scleritesP. arbuscula (Verrill, 1866)0.14-0.300.09-0.180.07-0.130.12-0.26dark red, red, orangered, orangeP. arbuscula var. dowii Verrill, 18680.14-0.210.11-0.180.13-0.150.12-0.20dark red, red, orangered, orangeP. arbuscula var. pallida Verrill, 18680.15-0.230.11-0.160.08-0.160.11-0.23pale pink, colourlessorange redP. fucosa Valenciennes, 18460.10-0.220.10-0.180.09-0.110.10-0.21red, pink, colourlessredP. gracilis Verrill, 18680.12-0.240.11-0.250.08-0.100.11-0.20red, orange, yelloworange, pale yellowP. hookeri Breedy & Guzman, 20140.12-0.190.11-0.160.09-0.110.10-0.18coral red, reddishyellowish, pale pinkP. pax Breedy et al. 20200.21-0.240.13-0.33not found0.21-0.26colourlessorangeP. teres Verrill, 18680.11-0.200.07-0.160.07-0.140.13-0.26red, orange, colourlesspale yellow, colourless