CONTENTS

Introduction
The South Atlantic Bight
Methods
Octocoral Morphology
Glossary
Gorgonacean Bauplan

List of Species

published version (DeVictor & Morton, Zootaxa 2599)
see this for keys

Occurrence Table

Notes on the Species
Carijoa riisei
Scleranthelia rugosa
Telesto fruticulosa
Telesto nelleae
Telesto sanguinea
Bellonella rubistella
Pseudodrifa nigra
Nidalia occidentalis
Iciligorgia schrammi
Diodogorgia nodulifera
Titanideum frauenfeldii
Muricea pendula
Thesea nivea
Bebryce cinerea
Bebryce parastellata
Scleracis guadalupensis
Paramuricea sp.
Leptogorgia hebes
Leptogorgia punicea
Leptogorgia cardinalis
Leptogorgia virgulata
Leptogorgia setacea
Leptogorgia euryale
Viminella barbadensis
Renilla reniformis
Sclerobelemnon theseus
Stylatula elegans
Virgularia presbytes

References Cited

Suggested Reading/Viewing

Acknowledgements

Family Clavulariidae

Telesto nelleae Bayer, 1961

Telesto nelleae Bayer 1961:48, figs. 8, 9d.

Remarks. Telesto nelleae is similar to T. fruticulosa, but can be distinguished by the presence of elongate, spindle-like sclerites in the coenenchyme, and the presence of a sparse cluster of flat rods restricted to the base of the tentacles. Granular and branching sclerites in addition to the elongate spindles are present in the coenenchyme. The color of the colony is yellowish brown when preserved in ethanol.

Atlantic distribution: North Carolina, 27-227 m; Cuba, 210-298 m; Bahamas, 1153 m (Bayer, 1961; NMNH collections).

Telesto nelleae sclerites (USNM 61225); a-c) spindles from calyx wall; d-f) granular sclerites from calyx walls; g, h) sclerites from body wall; i) flat rods from polyp tentacle

Telesto nelleae, preserved specimen (USNM 50703, holotype)
Figure 1. Telesto nelleae, preserved specimen (USNM 50703, holotype). Scale bar = 1 cm.


Figure 2. Telesto nelleae sclerites (USNM 61225); a-c) spindles from calyx wall; d-f) granular sclerites from calyx walls; g, h) sclerites from body wall; i) flat rods from polyp tentacle (scale bar = 100 µm).

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