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

Guide to the Shallow Water (0-200 m) Octocorals of the South Atlantic Bight.
S. T. DeVictor
& S. L. Morton, 2007

Occurrence, depth and habitat of octocorals in the shallow (0-200 m) South Atlantic Bight

Shallow = 0-60m; moderate = 60-120m; deep = 120+m. Occurrence is based on frequency of specimens in SERTC and NMNH records, and personal observation. Locality is based on SERTC and USNM records. Habitat is based on personal observation, literature and collection data.

species
depth range
occurence
habitat type
locality of records
Bebryce cinerea
moderate
rare
hardbottom
SC
Bebryce parastellata
moderate
rare
hardbottom
NC
Bellonella rubistella
moderate
rare
rubble
SC
Carijoa riseii
shallow
common
fouling organism or hardbottom
GA, SC
Diodogorgia nodulifera
moderate
rare
hardbottom
GA, FL
Viminella barbadensis
shallow to moderate
uncommon
hardbottom
SC, GA, FL
Iciligorgia schrammi
moderate
rare
hardbottom
GA
Leptogorgia cardinalis
moderate
rare
hardbottom
FL
Leptogorgia euryale
shallow to moderate
uncommon
hardbottom
SC
Leptogorgia hebes
shallow to moderate
common
hardbottom
NC, SC, GA, FL
Leptogorgia punicea
moderate
uncommon
hardbottom
NC, GA
Leptogorgia setacea
shallow
common
hardbottom or sandy bottom, intertidal
SC, GA
Leptogorgia virgulata
shallow
common
hardbottom, intertidal
NC, SC, GA
Muricea pendula
shallow to moderate
common
hardbottom
SC, GA, FL
Nidalia occidentalis
moderate to deep
uncommon
hardbottom
NC, SC, GA, FL
Paramuricea sp.
moderate
rare
hardbottom
SC
Pseudodrifa nigra
deep
uncommon
rubble
SC
Renilla reniformis
shallow
common
soft bottom, intertidal
NC, SC, GA, FL
Scleracis guadalupensis
shallow to moderate
uncommon
hardbottom
NC
Scleranthelia rugosa
moderate to deep
rare
rubble, hardbottom
SC
Sclerobelemnon theseus
moderate
rare
soft bottom
SC
Stylatula elegans
shallow to deep
uncommon
soft bottom
NC, SC
Telesto fruticulosa
shallow to moderate
common
hardbottom
NC, SC, GA, FL
Telesto nelleae
shallow to deep
uncommon
hardbottom
NC
Telesto sanguinea
moderate
common
hardbottom
SC, FL
Thesea nivea
shallow
common
hardbottom
NC, SC, GA
Titanideum fruenenfeldii
shallow to moderate
common
hardbottom
NC, SC, GA, FL
Virgularia presbytes
shallow
common
soft bottom
NC, SC, GA, FL