Leptogorgia exigua
Leptogorgia exigua | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Subclass: | Octocorallia |
Order: | Alcyonacea |
Family: | Gorgoniidae |
Genus: | Leptogorgia |
Species: | L. exigua |
Binomial name | |
Leptogorgia exigua Verrill, 1870 | |
Leptogorgia exigua is a coral species first described by Addison Emery Verrill in 1870.[1] Verrill initially considered this species a diminutive variant of L. cuspidata, but ultimately decided to consider L. exigua a separate species.[2] It is native to the Pacific Ocean.[3]
References
- ↑ "Leptogorgia exigua Verrill, 1870". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ↑ Addison Emery Verrill (1868). Notes on the Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with Descriptions of New Genera and Species. 2. Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. p. 552.
- ↑ "Ecosystems where Leptogorgia exigua occurs". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
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