External morphology, polyps and sclerites of Chrysogorgia dendritica MBM286444 A, B the colony in situ and after collection (likely an intermediate state) C a single polyp under SEM D sclerites in tentacles E sclerites of the polyp neck F sclerites at the basal polyp body G sclerites in coenenchyme. Scale bars: 20 cm (B); 2 mm (C); 300 μm (D–G 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