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Figure 1.Cryptophyton jedsmithi sp. n. A Wet preserved holotype (CAS 177194); scale bar = 10 mm. B–C Living holotype, details of polyps; photos courtesy of Jeff Goddard; scale bar for both = 1.5 mm. D–E Light micrographs of coenenchymal sclerites; scale bar for both = 0.10 mm.
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Odalisca Breedy, Gary C Williams, Hector M Guzman
Zookeys
Figure 3.Eugorgia beebei (CASIZ 75783) holotype, SEM coenenchymal sclerites. A spindles and disc-spindles B double discs C cross.
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Anna Halász, Catherine S. McFadden, Dafna Aharonovich, Robert Toonen, Yehuda Benayahu
Zookeys
Figure 10.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda crenata (Reinicke, 1997) (RMNH Coel. 23517). a Regular sclerites b Fused sclerites c Egg-shaped sclerites d Rectangular sclerite. Arrows indicate surface dents. Scale bar 10 µm.
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Figure 2.Cryptophyton jedsmithi sp. n. A portion of the holotype, showing arrangement of nine polyps on a membranous stolon; scale bar = 3.0 mm.
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Odalisca Breedy, Gary C Williams, Hector M Guzman
Zookeys
Figure 2.Eugorgia beebei (MCZ 36106) paratype. A entire colony B detail of branches; SEM sclerites.
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Anna Halász, Catherine S. McFadden, Dafna Aharonovich, Robert Toonen, Yehuda Benayahu
Zookeys
Figure 5.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Xenia crista Reinicke, 1997 holotype (RMNH 18677). a Regular sclerites b–c Fused sclerites d White rectangle in c indicates magnified area. Scale bar 10 µm.
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Figure 3.Cryptophyton jedsmithi sp. n. Scanning electron micrographs of coenenchymal sclerites from the holotype. Scale bar = 0.03 mm.
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Odalisca Breedy, Gary C Williams, Hector M Guzman
Zookeys
Figure 4.Eugorgia mutabilis (UCR 2297) holotype. A entire colony B detail of branches C SEM sclerites.
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Anna Halász, Catherine S. McFadden, Dafna Aharonovich, Robert Toonen, Yehuda Benayahu
Zookeys
Figure 11.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda faraunensis (Verseveldt & Cohen, 1971) holotype (HUJ I. Co. 140). a Regular sclerites b Fused sclerite. Scale bar 10 µm.
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Figure 4.Cryptophyton jedsmithi sp. n. Scanning electron micrographs of coenenchymal sclerites from the holotype; scale bar = 0.03 mm. Lower right, ultrastructural detail from center of the sclerite to the adjacent left; scale bar = 0.01mm.
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Odalisca Breedy, Gary C Williams, Hector M Guzman
Zookeys
Figure 6.Eugorgia mutabilis, in situ colonies. A, B Burbujas, Puerto Jiménez, Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, 12 m deep (photographs by C. Sánchez) C Montaña Rusa, Islas Contreras, Panamá, 32 m deep.
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Anna Halász, Catherine S. McFadden, Dafna Aharonovich, Robert Toonen, Yehuda Benayahu
Zookeys
Figure 12.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda gohari (Reinicke, 1997) paratype (RMNH Coel. 23436). a Regular sclerites b Fused sclerite. Scale bar 10 µm.
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Figure 19.Map of the North American Pacific coast showing collecting localities for Cryptophyton jedsmithi sp. n. (*), Cryptophyton goddardi (●), Chromoplexaura marki (▲), and Gersemia lambi sp. n. (■). Arrows designate type localities.
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Odalisca Breedy, Gary C Williams, Hector M Guzman
Zookeys
Figure 5.Eugorgia mutabilis (UCR 2297) holotype. SEM coenenchymal sclerites. A, B spindles and disc-spindles C double discs.
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Anna Halász, Catherine S. McFadden, Dafna Aharonovich, Robert Toonen, Yehuda Benayahu
Zookeys
Figure 13.Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites of Ovabunda hamsina (Reinicke, 1997) holotype (RMNH Coel. 23904). a Regular sclerites b Fused sclerites. Scale bar 10 µm.
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Figure 5.Alcyonium sp. indet. A Underwater photograph of orange and pale orange colonies, November 10, 2009, at Plumper Rock, Plumper Group of islands, Weynton Passage, British Columbia, Canada, GPS coordinates 50 35.495N × 126 47.998W., 20 m depth. Photo by Neil McDaniel B Wet-preserved white specimen (CAS 179450) C Wet-preserved red specimen (CAS 173217); scale bars for B and C =10 mm.
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Figure 6.Alcyonium sp. indet. (CAS 029138). A Polyp sclerites B Coenenchymal sclerites of the polypary C Coenenchymal sclerites of the stalk. Scale bar = 0.10 mm.
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Figure 7.Gersemia lambi sp. n. A Underwater photograph of colonies with polyps fully expanded; photo courtesy Marc Chamberlain B Wet-preserved holotype, dorsal view; scale bar = 10 mm C Wet-preserved holotype, lateral view; scale bar = 10 mm D Underwater photograph of colonies with polyps retracted; photo courtesy Neil McDaniel E Underwater photograph of colonies with polyps retracted (center); photo courtesy Marc Chamberlain F Wet-preserved paratype, lateral view (CAS 171941); scale bar = 10 mm.
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Figure 8.Gersemia lambi sp. n. Scanning electron micrographs of polyp sclerites. Scale bar = 0.04 mm.
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Figure 9.Gersemia lambi sp. n. Scanning electron micrographs of sclerites of the polypary coenenchyme. Scale bar = 0.04 mm.
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Figure 10.Gersemia lambi sp. n. Scanning electron micrographs of stalk sclerites. Scale bar = 0.04 mm.
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Figure 11.Gersemia lambi sp. n. Scanning electron micrographs of stalk sclerites. Scale bar = 0.04 mm.
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Figure 19.Map of the North American Pacific coast showing collecting localities for Cryptophyton jedsmithi sp. n. (*), Cryptophyton goddardi (●), Chromoplexaura marki (▲), and Gersemia lambi sp. n. (■). Arrows designate type localities.
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Figure 12.Plexaurid gorgonians, entire colonies. A, C Chromoplexaura marki (CAS 173222) B, F, G Chromoplexaura marki (CAS 096746) D Euplexaura sp. (CAS 107595.) E Chromoplexaura marki (CAS 168895). Scale bars = 50 mm.
