NORTH PACIFIC OCTOCORALLIA

( Hokkaido through Alaska )

compiled by

Stephen Cairns and Gary Williams

(Smithsonian Institution and California Academy of Sciences)

Family Clavulariidae

Clavularia (“Anthelia”) armata
Clavularia eburnea
Clavularia moresbii
Clavularia cf. petersoni
Clavularia rigida
Clavularia sp.
Sarcodictyon (“Evagorgia”) incrustans
Sarcodictyon sp. nov.

Family Alcyoniidae

Alcyonium gracillinum
Alcyonium (Metalcyonium) cf. pacificum
Alcyonium sp.
Anthomastus cf. japonicus
Anthomastus ritteri
Anthomastus rylovi
“Lithophytum” roseum

Family Nephtheidae

Eunephthea (Capnella, Gersemia) rubiformis
Eunephthea fruticosa

Family Paragorgiidae

Paragorgia nodosa
Paragorgia arborea
Paragorgia pacifica

Family Coralliidae

Corallium regale

Family Acanthogorgiidae

Calcigorgia spiculifera
Calcigorgia (as Leptogoriga) beringi

Family Plexauridae

Alaskagorgia aleutiana
Cryogorgia koolsae
"cf. Swiftia" abietina
"cf. Swiftia" marki
Muriceides cylindrica
Muriceides nigra
Paramuricea sp.
Swiftia (as Callistemanus) pacifica
Swiftia (as Psammogorgia) simplex

Family Chrysogorgiidae

Chrysogorgia sp. 1
Chrysogorgia sp. 2
Chrysogorgia sp. 3
Radicipes verrilli
Gen. and sp. nov. (cf. Isidoides)

Family Primnoidae

Amphilaphis sp.
Arthrogorgia kinoshitae
Arthrogorgia otsukai
Arthrogorgia utinomii
Arthrogorgia ijimai
Calyptrophora japonica
Fanellia compressa
Fanellia fraseri
Narella sp. 1
Narella sp. 2
Narella sp. 3
Narella sp. 4
Parastenella sp. 1
Parastenella sp. 2
Plumarella flabellata
Plumarella longispina
Plumarella spicata
Plumarella spinosa
Primnoa pacifica
Primnoa sp. nov.
Thouarella hilgendorfi
Thouarella striata
Thouarella superba

Family Isididae

Isidella sp.
Isidella/Lepidisis paucispinosa
Keratoisis profunda
Keratoisis sp. 1
Keratoisis sp. 2
Lepidisis philippinensis
Lepidisis sp.

Family Veretillidae

Cavernularia vansyoci

Family Protoptilidae

Protoptilum sp.

Family Umbellulidae

Umbellula lindahli

Family Anthoptilidae

Anthoptilum grandiflorum
Anthoptilum murrayi

Family Halipteridae

Halipteris californica
Halipteris willemoesi

Family Virgulariidae

Stylatula elongata
Stylatula gracilis
Virgularia sp.

Family Pennatulidae

Pennatula phosphorea
Ptilosarcus gurneyi