Bathygorgia
| Bathygorgia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Scleralcyonacea |
| Family: | Keratoisididae |
| Genus: | Bathygorgia Wright, 1885 |
| Type species | |
| Bathygorgia profunda Wright, 1885 | |
Bathygorgia is a genus of deep-sea bamboo coral in the family Keratoisididae.
Three species are assigned to this genus:[1][2]
- Bathygorgia profunda Wright, 1885
- Bathygorgia abyssicola Lapointe & Watling, 2015
- Bathygorgia tasmaniensis Lapointe & Watling, 2015
References
- ↑ Lapointe, Abby; Watling, Les (July 2015). "Bamboo corals from the abyssal Pacific: Bathygorgia". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 128 (2): 125–136. doi:10.2988/0006-324x-128.2.125. ISSN 0006-324X.
- ↑ McFadden CS, Cordeiro R, Samimi-Namin K, Hoeksema BW, Williams G, van Ofwegen LP (eds.). "Bathygorgia Wright, 1885". World List of Octocorallia. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2025-10-20.