CONTENTS
Introduction
The South Atlantic Bight
Methods
Octocoral Morphology
Glossary
Gorgonacean
Bauplan
see this for keys
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
Guide to the Shallow
Water (0-200 m) Octocorals of the South Atlantic Bight.
S. T. DeVictor
& S. L. Morton, 2007
Occurrence, depth and habitat of octocorals in the shallow (0-200 m) South Atlantic Bight
Shallow = 0-60m; moderate = 60-120m; deep = 120+m. Occurrence is based on frequency of specimens in SERTC and NMNH records, and personal observation. Locality is based on SERTC and USNM records. Habitat is based on personal observation, literature and collection data.
species |
depth range |
occurence |
habitat type |
locality of
records |
| Bebryce cinerea | moderate |
rare |
hardbottom |
SC |
| Bebryce parastellata | moderate |
rare |
hardbottom |
NC |
| Bellonella rubistella | moderate |
rare |
rubble |
SC |
| Carijoa riseii | shallow |
common |
fouling organism or hardbottom |
GA, SC |
| Diodogorgia nodulifera | moderate |
rare |
hardbottom |
GA, FL |
| Viminella barbadensis | shallow to moderate |
uncommon |
hardbottom |
SC, GA, FL |
| Iciligorgia schrammi | moderate |
rare |
hardbottom |
GA |
| Leptogorgia cardinalis | moderate |
rare |
hardbottom |
FL |
| Leptogorgia euryale | shallow to moderate |
uncommon |
hardbottom |
SC |
| Leptogorgia hebes | shallow to moderate |
common |
hardbottom |
NC, SC, GA, FL |
| Leptogorgia punicea | moderate |
uncommon |
hardbottom |
NC, GA |
| Leptogorgia setacea | shallow |
common |
hardbottom or sandy bottom, intertidal |
SC, GA |
| Leptogorgia virgulata | shallow |
common |
hardbottom, intertidal |
NC, SC, GA |
| Muricea pendula | shallow to moderate |
common |
hardbottom |
SC, GA, FL |
| Nidalia occidentalis | moderate to deep |
uncommon |
hardbottom |
NC, SC, GA, FL |
| Paramuricea sp. | moderate |
rare |
hardbottom |
SC |
| Pseudodrifa nigra | deep |
uncommon |
rubble |
SC |
| Renilla reniformis | shallow |
common |
soft bottom, intertidal |
NC, SC, GA, FL |
| Scleracis guadalupensis | shallow to moderate |
uncommon |
hardbottom |
NC |
| Scleranthelia rugosa | moderate to deep |
rare |
rubble, hardbottom |
SC |
| Sclerobelemnon theseus | moderate |
rare |
soft bottom |
SC |
| Stylatula elegans | shallow to deep |
uncommon |
soft bottom |
NC, SC |
| Telesto fruticulosa | shallow to moderate |
common |
hardbottom |
NC, SC, GA, FL |
| Telesto nelleae | shallow to deep |
uncommon |
hardbottom |
NC |
| Telesto sanguinea | moderate |
common |
hardbottom |
SC, FL |
| Thesea nivea | shallow |
common |
hardbottom |
NC, SC, GA |
| Titanideum fruenenfeldii | shallow to moderate |
common |
hardbottom |
NC, SC, GA, FL |
| Virgularia presbytes | shallow |
common |
soft bottom |
NC, SC, GA, FL |
 |