Eugorgia mutabilis

Eugorgia mutabilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Holaxonia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Phylum: Cnidaria Classis: Anthozoa Subclassis: Octocorallia Ordo: Alcyonacea Subordo: Holaxonia

Familia: Gorgoniidae
Genus: Eugorgia
Species: Eugorgia mutabilis

Name

Eugorgia mutabilis Breedy, Williams & Guzman, 2013

ZooBank: B552B4F0-50F4-4E16-BC00-5A3CB2C565C5

Type locality: Puerto Jiménez, Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, 11 m.

Holotype: UCR 2297, ethanol preserved, Burbujas, between Los Potreros and Playa Arenitas, Puerto Jiménez, Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, 11 m, O. Breedy, 9 May 2013.

Paratypes:

• UCR 2298, same data as holotype.
• UCR 2272, 2276, fragments, ethanol preserved, Burbujas, 12 m, C. Sánchez, May 2012.
• UCR 2299, fragment, ethanol preserved, Roca Matapalo, Cabo Matapalo, Golfo Dulce, 20 m, O. Breedy, 6 February 2009.
• STRI 408, dry, Isla Seca Grande, Gulf of Chiriquí, Panamá, 20 m, H. Guzman, 26 August 2002. STRI 444, dry, Isla Jicarita, Gulf of Chiriquí, 20 m, H. Guzman, 29 August 2002.
• STRI 511, dry, Isla Ladrones, Gulf of Chiriquí, 15 m, H. Guzman, 14 April 2003.
• STRI 1073, Santa Cruz, Coiba Island, Panamá, 15 m, H. Guzman, 27 April 2007. STRI 1076, Twin Peaks, Coiba Island, 15 m, H. Guzman, 27 April 2007.
• STRI 1168, fragment, ethanol preserved, Bajo Hacha, Coiba Island, 20 m, O. Breedy, 16 April 2009. STRI 1122, ethanol preserved, La Blanca, Oxaca, Mexico, 46 m, R. Abeytia, 29 August 2004.

References

Primary references

• Breedy, O.; Williams, G.C.; Guzman, H.M. 2013. Two new species of gorgonian octocorals from the Tropical Eastern Pacific Biogeographic Region (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Gorgoniidae). ZooKeys, 350: 75–90. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.350.6117 Reference page. 

Links

• Cordeiro, R.; McFadden, C.; van Ofwegen, L.; Williams, G. (2020). World List of Octocorallia. Eugorgia mutabilis Breedy, Williams & Guzman, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=744368 on 2020-09-23

• BHL bibliography
• Eugorgia mutabilis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Eugorgia mutabilis.
• ION

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