Deep-Sea taxon details
Paragorgia regalis Nutting, 1912
286605 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286605)
accepted
Species
Paragorgia dendroides Bayer, 1956 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Nutting, C.C. (1912). Descriptions of the Alcyonaria collected by the U.S. Fisheries steamer "Albatross," mainly in Japanese waters, during 1906. <em>Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum.</em> 43:1-104, plates 1-21., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7722925
page(s): 100-101 [details]
page(s): 100-101 [details]
Holotype USNM 30018, geounit Japanese Exclusive...
Holotype USNM 30018, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Paragorgia regalis Nutting, 1912. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286605 on 2026-07-04
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Paragorgia regalis Nutting, 1912. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286605 on 2026-07-04
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original description
Nutting, C.C. (1912). Descriptions of the Alcyonaria collected by the U.S. Fisheries steamer "Albatross," mainly in Japanese waters, during 1906. <em>Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum.</em> 43:1-104, plates 1-21., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7722925
page(s): 100-101 [details]
original description (of Paragorgia dendroides Bayer, 1956) Bayer, F. M. (1956). Descriptions and redescriptions of the Hawaiian octocorals collected by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross" (2. Gorgonacea: Scleraxonia). <em>Pacific Science.</em> 10: 67-95., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54298526
page(s): 69-70 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 29 [details] Available for editors
additional source Sánchez, J. A. (2005). Systematics of the bubblegum corals (Cnidaria: Octocorallia: Paragorgiidae) with description of new species from New Zealand and the Eastern Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1014(1): 1–72., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1014.1.1
page(s): 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 21, 25-29, 45, 46, 67, 68 [details]
additional source Grigg, R. W. & F.M. Bayer. (1976). Present knowledge of the systematics and zoogeography of the order Gorgonacea in Hawaii. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 30(2): 167-175.
page(s): 169 [details] Available for editors
additional source Imahara, Y. (1996). Previously recorded octocorals from Japan and adjacent seas. Precious Corals and Octocoral Research, 4-mei, 17-44
page(s): 29 [details]
additional source Horvath, E. A. (2019). A review of gorgonian coral species (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) held in the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History research collection: focus on species from Scleraxonia, Holaxonia, and Calcaxonia – Part I: Introduction, species of Scleraxonia and Holaxonia (Family Acanthogorgiidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 860: 1-66., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.860.19961 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 100-101 [details]
original description (of Paragorgia dendroides Bayer, 1956) Bayer, F. M. (1956). Descriptions and redescriptions of the Hawaiian octocorals collected by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross" (2. Gorgonacea: Scleraxonia). <em>Pacific Science.</em> 10: 67-95., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54298526
page(s): 69-70 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 29 [details] Available for editors
additional source Sánchez, J. A. (2005). Systematics of the bubblegum corals (Cnidaria: Octocorallia: Paragorgiidae) with description of new species from New Zealand and the Eastern Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1014(1): 1–72., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1014.1.1
page(s): 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 21, 25-29, 45, 46, 67, 68 [details]
additional source Grigg, R. W. & F.M. Bayer. (1976). Present knowledge of the systematics and zoogeography of the order Gorgonacea in Hawaii. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 30(2): 167-175.
page(s): 169 [details] Available for editors
additional source Imahara, Y. (1996). Previously recorded octocorals from Japan and adjacent seas. Precious Corals and Octocoral Research, 4-mei, 17-44
page(s): 29 [details]
additional source Horvath, E. A. (2019). A review of gorgonian coral species (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) held in the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History research collection: focus on species from Scleraxonia, Holaxonia, and Calcaxonia – Part I: Introduction, species of Scleraxonia and Holaxonia (Family Acanthogorgiidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 860: 1-66., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.860.19961 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 30018, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 1014743, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 98789, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat bathyal [details]
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paragorgia regalis)
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 43 proteins)
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 43 proteins) (from synonym Paragorgia dendroides Bayer, 1956)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paragorgia regalis; USNM 30018)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (5 records) (from synonym Paragorgia dendroides Bayer, 1956)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (9 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 25357) (from synonym Paragorgia dendroides Bayer, 1956)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 30018)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paragorgia regalis)
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 43 proteins)
To GenBank (46 nucleotides; 43 proteins) (from synonym Paragorgia dendroides Bayer, 1956)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paragorgia regalis; USNM 30018)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (5 records) (from synonym Paragorgia dendroides Bayer, 1956)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (9 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 25357) (from synonym Paragorgia dendroides Bayer, 1956)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 30018)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
