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TABLE 7 in Studies on western Pacific gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia, Chrysogorgiidae). Part 1: a review of the genus Chrysogorgia, with description of a new genus and three new species
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TABLE 7. The external morphological data of the Parachrysogorgia chryseis specimens in this passage.
| Specimen (MBM) | 286875 | 286874 | 286358 | 286871 | 286872 | 286873 |
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| Group Number | B | B | B | B | B | B |
| Colony height (cm) | 10 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 16 |
| Width in maximum (cm) | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 15 |
| Diameter at stem base (mm) | 1 | 1.5 | - | 2 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| Diameter of holdfast (mm) | absent | absent | absent | 9 | 6 × 9 | absent |
| Length of the internode (mm) | 6–8 | 5–20 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 3–8 | 3–10 |
| Length of terminal branchlet in maximum (mm) | 11 | 32 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 15 |
| Polyps number in medial/ terminal internodes | 1/1 | 2–6/ up to 6 | 0–2, usually 2/2–4 | 1–2/1–4 | 1, rarely 2/1–3 | 1–4/ up to 7 |
| Length/ Width of polyps (mm) | 2–5, average 3/1.5– 2.0 | 2–3/1–2 | 2–3/1–2 | 2.5–3.5/1–2 | 2–3/1.0–1.5 | 2.5–3.5/1.0–1.5 |
| Eight points | long and sharp | long and sharp | long and sharp | long and sharp | long and sharp, occasionally short | short and sharp, some of them inconspicuous |
| Naked area at base of tentacles | present | present | present | present | present | present |
| Sclerites in pinnules (μm, lengh × width, the same below) | 77–336 × 9–87 | 224–319 × 9–52 | 103–277 × 13–58 | 158–360 × 15–88 | 105–282 × 14–71 | 86–212 × 10–44 |
| Sclerites in upper tentacle rachis (μm) | 78–249 × 18–197 | 152–300 × 36–190 | 63–219 × 20–115 | 121–351 × 28–193 | 95–376 × 23–135 | 87–250 × 23–125 |
| Sclerites in basal tentacle rachis (μm) | 120–573 × 19–217 | 262–656 × 28–213 | 69–392 × 17–138 | 157–474 × 26–289 | 115–447 × 26–153 | 125–388 × 12–213 |
| Sclerites below the tentacles forming points (μm) | 136–1055 × 35–361 | 426–852 × 33–148 | 392–646 × 33–469 | 350–965 × 21–421 | 296–602 × 25–117 | 336–607 × 32–254 |
| Sclerites in basal part of polyp body walls (μm) | 169–836 × 39–313 | 238–762 × 52–270 | 153–677 × 30–223 | 170–772 × 35–246 | 78–540 × 19–156 | 114–582 × 19–266 |
| Sclerites in coenenchyme (μm) | 219–438 × 47–188 | 144–574 × 34–180 | 84–415 × 18–131 | 140–623 × 33–158 | thin: 101–313 × 20–109; thick: 125–375 × 23–133 | 57–557 × 10–221 |
| Figures | 9, 10, 11 | 12, 13, 14 | 1, 2 | 3, 4 | 5, 6 | 7, 8 |
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Published as part of Xu, Yu, Zhan, Zifeng & Xu, Kuidong, 2023, Studies on western Pacific gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia, Chrysogorgiidae). Part 1: a review of the genus Chrysogorgia, with description of a new genus and three new species, pp. 35 in Zootaxa 5321 (1) on page 35, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5321.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8203414
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