Swiftia pacifica, specimen 41-39-1 (Alaska Fisheries Service, Gulf of Alaska); looking in same form of that seen in Figure 3, light microscopy arrays. A (4×) showing variety of sclerites, particularly the characteristic “fingerbiscuit-rod” seen in the genus Swiftia. Sclerites from specimen examined for Bob Stone, Alaska Fisheries Service B Higher magnification, 10×, showing all sclerite forms, including obvious anthocodial fingerbiscuit-rods. The larger spindles measure ~300 µm long, smaller spindles of ~200 µm, and the rods range from 308–370 µm in length.

 
 
  Part of: Horvath EA (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, Calcaxonia – Part III: Suborder Holaxonia continued, and suborder Calcaxonia. ZooKeys 860: 183-306. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.860.34317