Leptogorgia capensis
| Leptogorgia capensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Malacalcyonacea |
| Family: | Gorgoniidae |
| Genus: | Leptogorgia |
| Species: | L. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptogorgia capensis Hickson, 1900 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gorgonia capensis Hickson, 1900 | |
Leptogorgia capensis is a species of sea fan in the family Gorgoniidae. It was described by Sydney John Hickson in 1900.[1][2] It occurs on the coast of South Africa, in the extreme east of the Atlantic Ocean and in the western Indian Ocean.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 McFadden CS, Cordeiro R, Samimi-Namin K, Hoeksema BW, Williams G, van Ofwegen LP, eds. (2021). "Leptogorgia capensis (Hickson, 1900)". World List of Octocorallia. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- 1 2 "Leptogorgia capensis (Hickson, 1900)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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