WoRMS taxon details
Leptogorgia clavata (Horn, 1861)
517730 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:517730)
accepted
Species
Lophogorgia clavata Horn, 1861 · unaccepted (basionym, changed combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lophogorgia clavata Horn, 1861) Horn, G.H. (1860). Description of three new corals of Gorgonidae, in the collection of the Academy. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1860: 233., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26297380 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Leptogorgia clavata (Horn, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517730 on 2026-02-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lophogorgia clavata Horn, 1861) Horn, G.H. (1860). Description of three new corals of Gorgonidae, in the collection of the Academy. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1860: 233., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26297380 [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Breedy, O.; Guzman, H. M. (2007). A revision of the genus Leptogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) in the eastern Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1419(1): 1-90., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267561358_A_revision_of_the_genus_Leptogorgia_Milne_Edwards_Haime_1857_Coelenterata_Octocorallia_Gorgoniidae_in_the_eastern_Pacific [details] Available for editors
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additional source Breedy, O.; Guzman, H. M. (2007). A revision of the genus Leptogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) in the eastern Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1419(1): 1-90., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267561358_A_revision_of_the_genus_Leptogorgia_Milne_Edwards_Haime_1857_Coelenterata_Octocorallia_Gorgoniidae_in_the_eastern_Pacific [details] Available for editors
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Syntype YPM 2268 [details]
