CONTENTS

Introduction
The South Atlantic Bight
Methods
Octocoral Morphology
Glossary
Gorgonacean Bauplan

List of Species

published version (DeVictor & Morton, Zootaxa 2599)
see this for keys

Occurrence Table

Notes on the Species
Carijoa riisei
Scleranthelia rugosa
Telesto fruticulosa
Telesto nelleae
Telesto sanguinea
Bellonella rubistella
Pseudodrifa nigra
Nidalia occidentalis
Iciligorgia schrammi
Diodogorgia nodulifera
Titanideum frauenfeldii
Muricea pendula
Thesea nivea
Bebryce cinerea
Bebryce parastellata
Scleracis guadalupensis
Paramuricea sp.
Leptogorgia hebes
Leptogorgia punicea
Leptogorgia cardinalis
Leptogorgia virgulata
Leptogorgia setacea
Leptogorgia euryale
Viminella barbadensis
Renilla reniformis
Sclerobelemnon theseus
Stylatula elegans
Virgularia presbytes

References Cited

Suggested Reading/Viewing

Acknowledgements

Key to Families of Shallow Water (0-200m) Octocorals of the South Atlantic Bight

Order Alcyonacea- Couplet 5

5a. – Colonies with hollow, cross-chambered central core
Suborder Holaxonia..…….......................... .6

hollow axis of Leptogorgia virgulata, showing cross-chambered core hollow axis of Leptogorgia virgulata, showing cross-chambered core

5b. – Colonies with solid core (not cross-chambered)

Suborder Calcaxonia
Family Ellisellidae
Ctenocella (Ellisella) barbadensis
(Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

calicified, solid axis of Ellisella barbadensis
top: calicified, solid axis of Ctenocella (Ellisella) barbadensis

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