Table 3 in Morphology and phylogenetic analysis of five deep-sea golden gorgonians (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Chrysogorgiidae) in the Western Pacific Ocean, with the description of a new species

Table 3. The comparisons of the species (adults) in the genus Metallogorgia Versluys, 1902 and Pseudochrysogorgia bellona Pante & France, 2010. Characters/ SpeciesM. macrospinaM. melanotrichosM. splendens *M. tenuisP. bellonaBranching partsympodialmonopodialunknownsympodial*monopodialBranchlets forming a sympodiumyesyesunknownNo*NoInterbranch distance (mm)5-18-unknown10-18*9.9-17.2Polyp height (mm)1-1.51.5-2.01.51.5-2.01.0-3.3Sclerites in tentaclesrodsrodsplatesspindlesrodsSclerites in body wallrodsrods and scalesrodsrods and spindlesrods and scalesSclerites with its shapes in coenenchymerods and scales elongated with slightly serrated edges and coarse surfacescales elongated with relatively smooth edges and surfacerods small, flattened, often with serrated edges and smooth surfacescales small, elongated, often with irregular shape and serrated edges.scales and plates with many ornamentationDendritic holdfastnonounknownnoyesReferenceKükenthal 1919, present studyWright and Studer 1889, Versluys 1902, Nutting 1908, Kükenthal 1919, Pasternak 1981, present studyVerrill 1883, Versluys 1902, Kükenthal 1919, Deichmann 1936Pasternak 1981Pante and France 2010, present study *, putative species or questionable regarded by Watling et al. 2011.表3 1902年Versluys发表的金属柳珊瑚属（Metallogorgia）与2010年Pante及France定名的拟金柳珊瑚（Pseudochrysogorgia bellona）成体物种形态比较表 | 性状 | 大刺金属柳珊瑚（Metallogorgia macrospina） | 黑毛金属柳珊瑚（Metallogorgia melanotrichos） | 华丽金属柳珊瑚（Metallogorgia splendens）* | 纤细金属柳珊瑚（Metallogorgia tenuis） | 拟金柳珊瑚（Pseudochrysogorgia bellona） | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 分枝方式 | 合轴分枝 | 单轴分枝 | 未知 | 合轴分枝* | 单轴分枝 | | 小枝合轴生长 | 是 | 是 | 未知 | 否 | 否* | | 分枝间距（mm） | 5–18 | 无明确数据 | 未知 | 10–18* | 9.9–17.2 | | 水螅体高度（mm） | 1–1.5 | 1.5–2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5–2.0 | 1.0–3.3 | | 触手骨针 | 杆状体 | 杆状体 | 板状体 | 纺锤状体 | 杆状体 | | 体壁骨针 | 杆状体与鳞片 | 杆状体与鳞片 | 杆状体 | 杆状体与纺锤状体 | 杆状体与鳞片 | | 共肉组织骨针形态 | 杆状体与鳞片，呈长条形，边缘略带锯齿，表面粗糙 | 鳞片呈长条形，边缘与表面相对光滑 | 小型扁平杆状体，常具锯齿状边缘与光滑表面 | 小型长条形鳞片，常呈不规则形态，边缘具锯齿 | 鳞片与板状体具丰富纹饰 | | 树状固着器 | 无 | 未知 | 未知 | 无 | 有 | | 参考文献 | Kükenthal 1919、本研究 | Wright与Studer 1889、Versluys 1902、Nutting 1908、Kükenthal 1919、Pasternak 1981、本研究 | Verrill 1883、Versluys 1902、Kükenthal 1919、Deichmann 1936 | Pasternak 1981 | Pante与France 2010、本研究 | *：标注*的物种为Watling等2011年认定的疑似物种或存疑类群。