taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
03F8C3052859FFD2FF45FB2C1DC3FC22.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15437568/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15437568	FIGURE 2. Granulogorgia amoebosquama gen. et sp. nov. holotype: A. in situ; B. after collection.	FIGURE 2. Granulogorgia amoebosquama gen. et sp. nov. holotype: A. in situ; B. after collection.	2025-05-16	Tang, Rongye;Alderslade, Philip;Xu, Yu;Bilewitch, Jaret P.;Zhan, Zifeng;Xu, Kuidong		Zenodo	biologists	Tang, Rongye;Alderslade, Philip;Xu, Yu;Bilewitch, Jaret P.;Zhan, Zifeng;Xu, Kuidong			
03F8C3052859FFD2FF45FB2C1DC3FC22.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15437570/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15437570	FIGURE 3. Granulogorgia amoebosquama gen. et sp. nov., holotype: A. Frontal view of a branch; B. rear view of a branch; C‒F. lateral view of calyces and polyps; G. oral view of a polyp showing the ring of collaret sclerites (red arrowhead), chevroned proximal point sclerites (green arrowhead), and longitudinal, distal point sclerites (yellow arrowhead); H. oral view of a polyp showing the longitudinal arrangement of sclerites in the back of tentacles; I. in-situ view of sclerites in a cleared tentacle with pinnules arrowed (blue).	FIGURE 3. Granulogorgia amoebosquama gen. et sp. nov., holotype: A. Frontal view of a branch; B. rear view of a branch; C‒F. lateral view of calyces and polyps; G. oral view of a polyp showing the ring of collaret sclerites (red arrowhead), chevroned proximal point sclerites (green arrowhead), and longitudinal, distal point sclerites (yellow arrowhead); H. oral view of a polyp showing the longitudinal arrangement of sclerites in the back of tentacles; I. in-situ view of sclerites in a cleared tentacle with pinnules arrowed (blue).	2025-05-16	Tang, Rongye;Alderslade, Philip;Xu, Yu;Bilewitch, Jaret P.;Zhan, Zifeng;Xu, Kuidong		Zenodo	biologists	Tang, Rongye;Alderslade, Philip;Xu, Yu;Bilewitch, Jaret P.;Zhan, Zifeng;Xu, Kuidong			
03F8C3052859FFD2FF45FB2C1DC3FC22.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15437572/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15437572	FIGURE 4. Granulogorgia amoebosquama gen. et. sp. nov., holotype, anthocodial sclerites: A. spindles and rods in tentacles; B. rods and scales in pinnules; C. spindles in points; D. spindles in collaret. (A and B are at the same scale, as are C and D).	FIGURE 4. Granulogorgia amoebosquama gen. et. sp. nov., holotype, anthocodial sclerites: A. spindles and rods in tentacles; B. rods and scales in pinnules; C. spindles in points; D. spindles in collaret. (A and B are at the same scale, as are C and D).	2025-05-16	Tang, Rongye;Alderslade, Philip;Xu, Yu;Bilewitch, Jaret P.;Zhan, Zifeng;Xu, Kuidong		Zenodo	biologists	Tang, Rongye;Alderslade, Philip;Xu, Yu;Bilewitch, Jaret P.;Zhan, Zifeng;Xu, Kuidong			
03F8C3052859FFD2FF45FB2C1DC3FC22.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15437574/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15437574	FIGURE 5. Granulogorgia amoebosquama gen. et. sp. nov., holotype, calicular sclerites: A. irregular and elongate plates; B. elongate scales.	FIGURE 5. Granulogorgia amoebosquama gen. et. sp. nov., holotype, calicular sclerites: A. irregular and elongate plates; B. elongate scales.	2025-05-16	Tang, Rongye;Alderslade, Philip;Xu, Yu;Bilewitch, Jaret P.;Zhan, Zifeng;Xu, Kuidong		Zenodo	biologists	Tang, Rongye;Alderslade, Philip;Xu, Yu;Bilewitch, Jaret P.;Zhan, Zifeng;Xu, Kuidong			
03F8C3052859FFD2FF45FB2C1DC3FC22.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15437578/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15437578	FIGURE 6. A. Granulogorgia amoebosquama gen. et. sp. nov., holotype, calicular sclerites and enlargements of details. B. Part of the Thomson’s (1911) Plate 44 of Muriceides fusca sclerite, with the thornscale reoriented and enlarged. Scale bar on the right for sclerites and on the left for warts and lobes.	FIGURE 6. A. Granulogorgia amoebosquama gen. et. sp. nov., holotype, calicular sclerites and enlargements of details. B. Part of the Thomson’s (1911) Plate 44 of Muriceides fusca sclerite, with the thornscale reoriented and enlarged. Scale bar on the right for sclerites and on the left for warts and lobes.	2025-05-16	Tang, Rongye;Alderslade, Philip;Xu, Yu;Bilewitch, Jaret P.;Zhan, Zifeng;Xu, Kuidong		Zenodo	biologists	Tang, Rongye;Alderslade, Philip;Xu, Yu;Bilewitch, Jaret P.;Zhan, Zifeng;Xu, Kuidong			
03F8C3052859FFD2FF45FB2C1DC3FC22.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15437580/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15437580	FIGURE 7. Granulogorgia amoebosquama gen. et. sp. nov., holotype, coenenchymal sclerites: A. spindles; B. irregular branched forms.	FIGURE 7. Granulogorgia amoebosquama gen. et. sp. nov., holotype, coenenchymal sclerites: A. spindles; B. irregular branched forms.	2025-05-16	Tang, Rongye;Alderslade, Philip;Xu, Yu;Bilewitch, Jaret P.;Zhan, Zifeng;Xu, Kuidong		Zenodo	biologists	Tang, Rongye;Alderslade, Philip;Xu, Yu;Bilewitch, Jaret P.;Zhan, Zifeng;Xu, Kuidong			
03F8C3052859FFD2FF45FB2C1DC3FC22.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15437582/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15437582	FIGURE 8. Granulogorgia amoebosquama gen. et sp. nov., paratype: A. colony in situ; B. remaining portion after collection; C. the polyps of a branch.	FIGURE 8. Granulogorgia amoebosquama gen. et sp. nov., paratype: A. colony in situ; B. remaining portion after collection; C. the polyps of a branch.	2025-05-16	Tang, Rongye;Alderslade, Philip;Xu, Yu;Bilewitch, Jaret P.;Zhan, Zifeng;Xu, Kuidong		Zenodo	biologists	Tang, Rongye;Alderslade, Philip;Xu, Yu;Bilewitch, Jaret P.;Zhan, Zifeng;Xu, Kuidong			
03F8C3052859FFD2FF45FB2C1DC3FC22.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15437584/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15437584	FIGURE 9. The ML tree of the mtMutS gene sequences showing relationships among the Acanthogorgiidae species. Node support is indicated as ultrafast bootstrap and posterior probability, respectively. Nodes with ultrafast bootstrap <95% or posterior probability <0.95 are not shown or indicated as “–”. Sequences of the new genus and new species are annotated in bold. GenBank accession numbers are listed next to the corresponding species names.	FIGURE 9. The ML tree of the mtMutS gene sequences showing relationships among the Acanthogorgiidae species. Node support is indicated as ultrafast bootstrap and posterior probability, respectively. Nodes with ultrafast bootstrap <95% or posterior probability <0.95 are not shown or indicated as “–”. Sequences of the new genus and new species are annotated in bold. GenBank accession numbers are listed next to the corresponding species names.	2025-05-16	Tang, Rongye;Alderslade, Philip;Xu, Yu;Bilewitch, Jaret P.;Zhan, Zifeng;Xu, Kuidong		Zenodo	biologists	Tang, Rongye;Alderslade, Philip;Xu, Yu;Bilewitch, Jaret P.;Zhan, Zifeng;Xu, Kuidong			
