WoRMS name details
Heterogorgia gracilis (Verrill, 1868)
290097 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290097)
unaccepted (changed combination)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Psammogorgia gracilis Verrill, 1868) Verrill, A.E. (1868-1870). Notes on Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 6. Review of the corals and polyps of the west coast of America. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Science.</em> 1: 377-558, pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27729638
page(s): 417-418 [details]
page(s): 417-418 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Heterogorgia gracilis (Verrill, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290097 on 2026-06-10
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(of Psammogorgia gracilis Verrill, 1868) Verrill, A.E. (1868-1870). Notes on Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 6. Review of the corals and polyps of the west coast of America. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Science.</em> 1: 377-558, pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27729638
page(s): 417-418 [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Breedy, O.; Guzman, H. M. (2011). A revision of the genus Heterogorgia Verrill, 1868 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Plexauridae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2995, 27-44., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2995.1.2 [details]
page(s): 417-418 [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Breedy, O.; Guzman, H. M. (2011). A revision of the genus Heterogorgia Verrill, 1868 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Plexauridae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2995, 27-44., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2995.1.2 [details]
