Leptogorgia iridis

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: Leptogorgia
Species: Leptogorgia iridis

Name

Leptogorgia iridis Hernández, Gómez-Gutiérrez & Sanchez, 2021

Type locality: María Magdalena Island (south west rocky point), Islas Marías Archipelago, Nayarit, Mexico (21°25.267'N, -106°24.900'W), 10 m depth, 15 November 2010, collector Carlos Sánchez

Holotype: NMNH-1638551

Paratypes: NMNH-1638552; NMNH-1638554; NMNH-1638555

References

Hernández, O., Gomez-Gutiérrez, J. & Sánchez, C. 2021. Three new species of the sea fan genus Leptogorgia (Octocorallia, Gorgoniidae) from the Gulf of California, Mexico. ZooKeys, 1017: 1–20. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619 Reference page.