Paragorgia johnsoni
creator: van Ofwegen, Leen
date: 2026-08-03
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: Paragorgia johnsoni Gray, 1862
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. Paragorgia johnsoni Gray, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125419 on 2026-08-03
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
replaces: 177711
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Paragorgia johnsoni Gray, 1862
class: Octocorallia
family: Coralliidae
genus: Paragorgia
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Gray, J.E. (1862). Notice of a second species of Paragorgia discovered in Madeira by Mr James Yate Johnson. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Ser. 3, 10: 125-126.
name published in: Bayer, F.M. (1964). A new species in the octocorallian genus Paragorgia trawled in Florida waters by R.V. "Gerda". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 39: 526-532.
name published in year: 1862
name published in year: 1964
order: Scleralcyonacea
parent name usage ID: 125326
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Gray, 1862
specific epithet: johnsoni
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted