WoRMS taxon details
Iridogorgia fragilis (Watling, 2007)
1860735 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1860735)
accepted
Species
Rhodaniridogorgia fragilis Watling, 2007 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Rhodaniridogorgia fragilis Watling, 2007) Watling, L. (2007). A review of the genus Iridogorgia (Octocorallia: Chrysogorgiidae) and its relatives, chiefly from the North Atlantic Ocean. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK.</em> 87(02): 393-402., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s002531540705535x [details] Available for editors 
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McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Iridogorgia fragilis (Watling, 2007). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1860735 on 2026-01-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Rhodaniridogorgia fragilis Watling, 2007) Watling, L. (2007). A review of the genus Iridogorgia (Octocorallia: Chrysogorgiidae) and its relatives, chiefly from the North Atlantic Ocean. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK.</em> 87(02): 393-402., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s002531540705535x [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Xu, Y.; Zhan, Z.; Xu, K. (2021). Morphological and molecular characterization of five species including three new species of golden gorgonians (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) from seamounts in the western Pacific. <em>Biology.</em> 10: 588., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/7/588
page(s): 23 [details]
[request]new combination reference Xu, Y.; Zhan, Z.; Xu, K. (2021). Morphological and molecular characterization of five species including three new species of golden gorgonians (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) from seamounts in the western Pacific. <em>Biology.</em> 10: 588., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/7/588
page(s): 23 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Rhodaniridogorgia fragilis Watling, 2007)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhodaniridogorgia fragilis) (from synonym Rhodaniridogorgia fragilis Watling, 2007)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Rhodaniridogorgia fragilis Watling, 2007)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhodaniridogorgia fragilis) (from synonym Rhodaniridogorgia fragilis Watling, 2007)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Rhodaniridogorgia fragilis Watling, 2007)
