Sclerites of juvenile Metallogorgia macrospina MBM286484 A some small rods in polyps B larger rods in polyps C rods and elongated scales in coenenchyme. Scale bars: 50 μm (A), 300 μm (B, C at the same scale).

 
 
  Part of: Xu Y, Zhan Z, Xu K (2020) Morphology and phylogenetic analysis of five deep-sea golden gorgonians (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Chrysogorgiidae) in the Western Pacific Ocean, with the description of a new species. ZooKeys 989: 1-37. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.989.53104