Leptogorgia contorta
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: van Ofwegen, Leen
date: 2026-08-11
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 contorta Kükenthal, 1919
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 contorta Kükenthal, 1919. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286224 on 2026-08-11
created: 2008-01-16T11:35:54Z
modified: 2010-09-17T08:17:46Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Leptogorgia contorta Kükenthal, 1919
class: Octocorallia
family: Gorgoniidae
genus: Leptogorgia
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Kükenthal, W. (1919). Gorgonaria. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer “Valdivia”, 1898–1899. 13, 1–946.
name published in year: 1919
order: Malacalcyonacea
parent name usage ID: 125302
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Kükenthal, 1919
specific epithet: contorta
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted