Eugorgia ljubenkovia

Eugorgia ljubenkovia

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: Eugorgia
Species: Eugorgia ljubenkovia

Name

Eugorgia ljubenkovia Horvath, 2019

Holotype: SBMNH 422333, colony fragments, coll. R/V ‘Velero IV’, station 1703-49, 5 March 1949

Type locality: Isla Cedros, Baja, Mexico. S Bay, dredge—sand and mud, Lovena (heart urchin), sponges, 28°04'21"N, 115°17'50"W (end), 29 m.

Etymology: named after John C. Ljubenkov

ZooBank: 48F9BA66-D012-44A5-8C8F-1EEAE2279548

References

Primary references

• Horvath, E.A. 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, Calcaxonia – Part II: Species of Holaxonia, families Gorgoniidae and Plexauridae. Zookeys, 860: 67–182. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.860.33597 Reference page. 
  • [original description of Eugorgia ljubenkovia: p.87-91; figs 11A, B, 12A, B, 13A–C]

Links

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

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