Sibogagorgia Stiasny, 1937

Horvath, Elizabeth Anne, 2019, A review of gorgonian coral species (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) held in the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History research collection: focus on species from Scleraxonia, Holaxonia, and Calcaxonia - Part I: Introduction, species of Scleraxonia and Holaxonia (Family Acanthogorgiidae), ZooKeys 860, pp. 1-66 : 1

Genus Sibogagorgia Stiasny, 1937

Sibogagorgia Stiasny, 1937b: 80. Sánchez 2005: 60. Herrera et al. 2010: 132.

Type species.

Sibogagorgia weberi Stiasny, 1937b: 80 [= Suberia köllikeri Nutting, 1911: 13, nec Studer 1879].

Diagnosis.

A genus in the family Paragorgiidae with scleritic medulla showing no (or very few, one to two) large penetration canals; main solenia around subsurface/outer medulla as boundary canals, forming reticulate network; network of canals observable with light microscopy as a regularly reticulate and uniform mesh just beneath surface. Polyps without tentacular sclerites, outer surface with radiate sclerites; generally, medullary sclerites nearly bare of ornamentation. Autozooid polyps uniformly to randomly distributed along branches, throughout colony. Branching colonies often in one plane (but not always); main branches usually thicker than terminals; terminals clavate. Coloration either of uniform beige or bright orange-red to a beige coloring with slightly projected pinkish orange polyp apertures.