Table 1. Summary of specimens.

Catalog Number	Scientific Name	n (seq.)	Collector(s)	Year Collected	Country	Precise Locality
59474	Eunicea succinea	1 (1)	J.E. Benedict	1901	USA	Caesar Creek, Florida
14388	Eunicea flexuosa	15 (6)	W. Nye	1886	Bahamas	New Providence Island
no ID		11 (8)	W.L. Schmitt	∼1905	USA	Dry Tortugas, Florida
no ID		5 (4)	unknown	1925	USA	Dry Tortugas, Florida
na		10 (5)	E. Bartels	2007	USA	Summerland Key, Florida
14766	Gorgonia flabellum	2 (1)	W. Nye	1886	Bahamas	Abaco Island
54232		12 (8)	P. Bartsch	1912	Bahamas	Andros Island
14400		1 (1)	no data	1886	Bahamas	Watlings Island
14397	Gorgonia ventalina	4 (3)	W. Nye	1886	Bahamas	New Providence Island
54232		6 (2)	P. Bartsch	1912	Bahamas	Andros Island
14400		2 (0)	unknown	1886	Bahamas	Watlings Island
na		5 (3)	D. Baker	2010	Bahamas	Lee Stocking Island
34779		3 (2)	Henderon and Barson	1914	Cuba	Santa Lucia Bay
8860		2 (2)	E. Palmer	1884	USA	Florida
8884		4 (1)	E. Palmer	1884	USA	Florida
95428		2 (0)	E. Palmer	1884	USA	Key West, Florida
33627		1 (1)	P. Bartsch*	1912*	USA	Biscayne Bay, Florida
1625		2 (2)	C. Pickering	1838–1842**	USA	Florida
54232		3 (1)	P. Bartsch	1912	USA	Biscayne Bay, Florida
na		7 (1)	E. Bartels	2007	USA	Summerland Key, Florida
8862	Pseudopterogorgia acerosa	6 (3)	E. Palmer	1884	USA	Carysfort Reef, Florida
8866		1 (0)	E. Palmer	1884	USA	Salt Pond Key, Florida
33614		11 (8)	J.E. Benedict	1901	USA	Carysfort Reef, Florida
6913	Pterogorgia anceps	1 (1)	H. Hemphill	1884	USA	Tampa Bay, Florida

n = total number of specimens sampled for this study.

(seq.) = total number of specimens yielding consensus sequences used in Fig. 1.

^**Estimated year: Charles Pickering was a crew member of the United States Exploring Expedition at this time.

^*Year estimated by collector/catalog number.