Gorgonia

Gorgonia
Gorgonia flabellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Gorgoniidae
Genus: Gorgonia
Linnaeus, 1857[1]
Species
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Gorgonia is a genus of soft coral, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:[1]

  • Gorgonia capensis Hickson, 1900
  • Gorgonia clathrus Pallas, 1766
  • Gorgonia coarctata (Valenciennes, 1855)
  • Gorgonia cribrum Valenciennes, 1846
  • Gorgonia crinita Valenciennes, 1855
  • Gorgonia elegans Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Gorgonia flabellum Linnaeus, 1758
  • Gorgonia flavescens Kükenthal, 1924
  • Gorgonia mariae Bayer, 1961
  • Gorgonia occatoria (Valenciennes, 1855)
  • Gorgonia palma Pallas, 1766
  • Gorgonia reticulum Pallas, 1766
  • Gorgonia sarmentosa Esper, 1789
  • Gorgonia stricta Bertoloni, 1825
  • Gorgonia suberosa Pallas, 1766
  • Gorgonia subtilis Valenciennes, 1855
  • Gorgonia venosa Valenciennes, 1855
  • Gorgonia ventalina Linnaeus, 1758
  • Gorgonia venusta Dana, 1846
  • Gorgonia petezichans Pallas, 1766 (nomen dubium)

References

  1. 1 2 van Ofwegen, Leen (2014). "Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-12-21.


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