Gorgonia

Gorgonia

Gorgonia flabellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Anthozoa
Order:	Alcyonacea
Family:	Gorgoniidae
Genus:	*Gorgonia* Linnaeus, 1758^[1]
Species
See text

Gorgonia is a genus of soft corals, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists these species:^[1]

Gorgonia capensis Hickson, 1900
Gorgonia clathrus Pallas, 1766
Gorgonia coarctata (Valenciennes, 1855)
Gorgonia cribrum Valenciennes, 1846
Gorgonia crinita Valenciennes, 1855
Gorgonia elegans Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Gorgonia flabellum Linnaeus, 1758
Gorgonia flavescens Kükenthal, 1924
Gorgonia mariae Bayer, 1961
Gorgonia occatoria (Valenciennes, 1855)

Gorgonia palma Pallas, 1766
Gorgonia reticulum Pallas, 1766
Gorgonia sarmentosa Pallas, 1789
Gorgonia stricta Bertoloni, 1825
Gorgonia suberosa Pallas, 1766
Gorgonia subtilis Valenciennes, 1855
Gorgonia venosa Valenciennes, 1855
Gorgonia ventalina Linnaeus, 1758
Gorgonia venusta Dana, 1846
Gorgonia petezichans Pallas, 1766 (nomen dubium)

References

1 2 van Ofwegen, Leen (2014). "Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-12-21.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.