TABLE 8 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 8. The morphological data of the Chrysogorgia specimens in this passage.
SpeciesC. cylindrata sp. nov.C. acanthella (Wright & Studer, 1889)C. arboriformis sp. nov.Specimen (MBM)286460286462286461286464286463286355286862286357286466286465GroupCCCCCCCCCCColony height (cm)2016672425423304245Width in maximum (cm)67367814201617Diameter at stem base (mm)1.510.521.522.53.523.5Branching sequence2/5L2/5L2/5L2/5L2/5L2/5L2/5L, 3/7L, irregular1/3L, irregular1/3L1/3LDistance between adjacent branch (mm)1–52–41.5–2.52–32–543–1912–159–128–23orthostiche intervals (mm)5–2011–166–1114–1812–3020–35–503026–32Length of the first internode (mm)3–74–64–75–7137–89–2520–2411–168–11Length of terminal branchlet in maximum (mm)810119111422352323Branching order in maximum710285510999Branching angle (°)60–8050–8070–8070–8090–10060–8060–8060–8070–9060–80Polyps number in first / medial/ terminal internodes1–2/ 1–2/ 0–31–2/ 1–3/ 0–21/ 1/ 1–21/ 1/ 0–32–4/ 1–2/ 1–21/ 1–2/ 1–42–4/ 1–4/ 0–51–2/ 1–2/ 1–41–2/ 2–7/ 0–60–1/ 1–6/ 0–7Polyps present on main axisyesyesnoyesyesyesyesyesyesyesLength/ Width of polyps (mm)0.5–2.0/ 1.0–1.51.0–1.5/ 1.00.5–2.0/ 1.01, up to 2/ 11–2, up to 3.5/ 11.5–2/ 0.9–1.31–2, up to 3/ 1.0–1.51.5–2.5/ 1.01.0–2.5/ 1.0–1.51.0–2.5/ 1.0–1.5Sclerites in pinnules (μm)61–309 × 7–12370–193 × 11–71151–357 × 15–6385–297 × 10–81128–364 × 10–13095–171 × 8–4461–253 × 7–107100–215 × 7–33143–473 × 7–95131–474 × 7–126Sclerites in tentacle rachis (μm)64–491 × 14–273106–382 × 14–19850–400 × 6–19382–302 × 14–192137–400 × 17–233124–331 × 18–17650–387 × 11–14777–333 × 11–16780–341 × 15–23270–349 × 14–251Sclerites in polyp body walls (μm)109–505 × 18–98102–573 × 27–191109–420 × 20–182140–360 × 23–190111–401 × 21–22798–393 × 12–18684–513 × 23–22978–344 × 22–200120–491 × 37–35580–502 × 34–230Sclerites in coenenchyme (μm)78–322 × 11–5690–327 × 20–9579–237 × 23–76126–474 × 21–10580–360 × 14–10793–351 × 17–6267–297 × 20–83111–322 × 24–89102–545 × 14–12356–516 × 6–84Sclerites near the polyp mouth area (μm)116–532 × 60–21878–257 × 13–57114–360 × 13–97196–267 × 22–72214–343 × 15–9650–196 × 10–4224–83 × 4–28100–253 × 11–4443–178 × 8–7245–120 × 7–41Figures27, 28, 2930, 3132, 3325, 2621, 2223, 2448, 4950, 5134, 35, 3734, 35, 36
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