WoRMS name details

Gorgonia eximia (Verrill, 1868)

290028  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290028)

 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Litigorgia eximia 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): 390; note: The first edition of this journal was destroyed by fire; Verrill changed the genus to Leptogorgia in the second edition [details]   
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Gorgonia eximia (Verrill, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290028 on 2024-04-16
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original description  (of Litigorgia eximia 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): 390; note: The first edition of this journal was destroyed by fire; Verrill changed the genus to Leptogorgia in the second edition [details]   

basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 341 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Hickson, S.J. (1928). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. XLVII. The Gorgonacea of Panama Bay together with a description of one new species from the Galapagos islands and one from Trinidad. <em>Videnskabelige meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening i København.</em> 85: 325-422, plates 4-6.
page(s): 386-387 [details]