Gersemia

Description

General: Colonies erect, arborescent from one main stalk. Polyps non-retractile.

Geographic Information

Ocean range (global): Worldwide distribution in temperate to polar regions, mostly in colder waters.

Published depth range: Subtidal - 2000 m.

Habitat description: Benthic.

Additional Information

References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Williams, G.C. and L. Lundsten (2009). The nephtheid soft coral genus Gersemia (Marenzeller, 1878) with the description of a new species from the northeast Pacific and a review of two additional species (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea). Zoologische Mededelingen, 83: 1067-1081.