WoRMS name details
Gorgonia (Eugorgia) flexilis (Verrill, 1868)
1658939 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1658939)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Litigorgia flexilis 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): 400-401; note: The first edition of this publication was destroyed by fire. In the second edition (1869) Verrill changed the genus to Leptogorgia. [details]
page(s): 400-401; note: The first edition of this publication was destroyed by fire. In the second edition (1869) Verrill changed the genus to Leptogorgia. [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Gorgonia (Eugorgia) flexilis (Verrill, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1658939 on 2025-04-27
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(of Litigorgia flexilis 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): 400-401; note: The first edition of this publication was destroyed by fire. In the second edition (1869) Verrill changed the genus to Leptogorgia. [details]
basis of record Verrill, A.E. (1868). Critical remarks on halcyonoid polyps in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts (Series 2).</em> 45: 411-416., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36447997
page(s): 415 [details]
page(s): 400-401; note: The first edition of this publication was destroyed by fire. In the second edition (1869) Verrill changed the genus to Leptogorgia. [details]
basis of record Verrill, A.E. (1868). Critical remarks on halcyonoid polyps in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts (Series 2).</em> 45: 411-416., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36447997
page(s): 415 [details]
