Pseudochrysogorgia bellona

Pseudochrysogorgia bellona   Pante & France, 2010


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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Octocorallia | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Sessile; depth range 1323 - 1462 m (Ref. 89430).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Pacific Ocean: Coral Sea.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Bottlebrush-shaped colony. Monopodial main axis, slightly zigzagging. Branches subdivide into hexagonal patterns. Neck can be narrower than the head. Polyps are as wide as they are tall; mostly leaning distad, if not arranged obliquely on the polyp body. Sclerites in the form of scales and plates mostly parallel to main branch axis present on the coenenchyme branch (Ref. 89430).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth range based on data of samples in Ref. 89430.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Anthozoa are either gonochoric or hermaphroditic. Mature gametes are shed into the coelenteron and spawned through the mouth. Life cycle: The zygote develops into a planktonic planula larva. Metamorphosis begins with early morphogenesis of tentacles, septa and pharynx before larval settlement on the aboral end.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Pante, E. and S.C. France 2010 Pseudochrysogorgia bellona n. gen., n. sp.: a new genus and species of chrysogorgiid octocoral (Coelenterata, Anthozoa) from the Coral Sea. Zoosystema 32(4):595-612. (Ref. 89430)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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