Leptogorgia waltonae

Leptogorgia waltonae, yellow and orange colonies

Leptogorgia waltonae, purple colony

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Holaxonia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Phylum: Cnidaria Classis: Anthozoa Subclassis: Octocorallia Ordo: Alcyonacea Subordo: Holaxonia

Familia: Gorgoniidae
Genus: Leptogorgia
Species: Leptogorgia waltonae

Name

Leptogorgia waltonae Olvera, Hernández, Sanchez & Gómez-Gutiérrez, 2018

Type locality: Las Cuevas (19°17'54.026" N, -110°48'16.030" W), San Benedicto, Revillagigedo Archipelago, 20 m depth, January 20, 2000

Holotype: USNM-1422111 [1]

Paratypes: USNM-1422112 [2]; USNM-1422113 [3]; USNM-1422114 [4]

References

Primary references

• Olvera, U., Hernández, O., Sánchez, C. & Gómez-Gutiérrez, J. 2018. Two new endemic species of Gorgoniidae (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Octocorallia) from Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico. Zootaxa 4442(4): 523–538. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4442.4.2 PDF Reference page.  [original description of Leptogorgia waltonae: p. 530-533; figs. 4-6]

Links

• Leptogorgia waltonae in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Leptogorgia waltonae – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Leptogorgia waltonae.
• ION
• Species-ID

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