Leptogorgia
creator: van Ofwegen, Leen
creator: Martinez, Olga
creator: McFadden, Cathy
creator: Hoeksema, Bert
date: 2026-08-01
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Leptogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Leptogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125302 on 2026-08-01
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modified: 2026-07-08T10:53:51Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Leptogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
class: Octocorallia
family: Gorgoniidae
genus: Leptogorgia
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. In: Milne Edwards, H. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires, ou polypes proprement dits. 1. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 326 pp.
name published in: 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. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Science. 1: 377-558, pl. 6.
name published in: Verrill, A.E. (1868). Critical remarks on halcyonoid polyps in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera. The American Journal of Science and Arts (Series 2). 45: 411-416.
name published in year: 1857
name published in year: 1868-1870
name published in year: 1868
order: Malacalcyonacea
parent name usage ID: 125275
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted