WoRMS taxon details

Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758

267453  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267453)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
  7. Gorgoniidae (Family)
  8. Gorgonia (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Gorgonia flabellum Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Busella Gray, 1870 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Gorgonia (Pterogorgia) Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted (changed combination)
Rhipidigorgia Valenciennes, 1855 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Rhipidogorgia Valenciennes, 1855 · unaccepted > misspelling
Rhizalcyon Bayer, 1995 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Gorgonia clathrus Pallas, 1766
  2. Species Gorgonia coarctata (Valenciennes, 1855)
  3. Species Gorgonia flabellum Linnaeus, 1758
  4. Species Gorgonia flavescens Kükenthal, 1924
  5. Species Gorgonia gracilis Verrill, 1868
  6. Species Gorgonia mariae Bayer, 1961
  7. Species Gorgonia reticulum Pallas, 1766
  8. Species Gorgonia ventalina Linnaeus, 1758
  9. Species Gorgonia venusta Dana, 1846
  10. Subgenus Gorgonia (Eugorgia) Verrill, 1868 accepted as Eugorgia Verrill, 1868 (changed combination)
    1. Species Gorgonia (Eugorgia) ampla (Verrill, 1864) accepted as Eugorgia ampla (Verrill, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Gorgonia (Eugorgia) cuspidata (Verrill, 1865) accepted as Leptogorgia cuspidata Verrill, 1865 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Gorgonia (Eugorgia) flexilis (Verrill, 1868) accepted as Leptogorgia flexilis (Verrill, 1868) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Gorgonia (Eugorgia) mexicana Verrill, 1868 accepted as Eugorgia aurantiaca (Horn, 1860) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    5. Species Gorgonia (Eugorgia) rigida (Verrill, 1864) accepted as Leptogorgia rigida Verrill, 1864 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    6. Species Gorgonia (Eugorgia) stenobrochis (Valenciennes, 1846) accepted as Pacifigorgia stenobrochis (Valenciennes, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  11. Subgenus Gorgonia (Litigorgia) Verrill, 1868 accepted as Litigorgia Verrill, 1868 accepted as Leptogorgia Milne Edwards, 1857 (changed combination)
    1. Species Gorgonia (Litigorgia) adamsii Verrill, 1868 accepted as Pacifigorgia adamsii (Verrill, 1868) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
    2. Species Gorgonia (Litigorgia) agassizii (Verrill, 1864) accepted as Pacifigorgia agassizii (Verrill, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Gorgonia (Litigorgia) media (Verrill, 1864) accepted as Pacifigorgia media (Verrill, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Gorgonia (Litigorgia) peruviana Verrill, 1868 accepted as Leptogorgia peruviana (Verrill, 1868) (changed combination)
  12. Subgenus Gorgonia (Pterogorgia) Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758 (changed combination)
    1. Species Gorgonia (Pterogorgia) gracilis Verrill, 1868 accepted as Olindagorgia gracilis (Verrill, 1868) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  13. Species Gorgonia abies Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Cupressopathes abies (Linnaeus, 1758) (basionym, changed combination)
  14. Species Gorgonia abietina Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Leptogorgia sanguinolenta (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Filigorgia sanguinolenta (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  15. Species Gorgonia acerosa Pallas, 1766 accepted as Antillogorgia acerosa (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  16. Species Gorgonia adamsii Verrill, 1868 accepted as Pacifigorgia adamsii (Verrill, 1868) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  17. Species Gorgonia aenea Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Gorgonia abies Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Cupressopathes abies (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, uncertain synonym)
  18. Species Gorgonia agassizii (Verrill, 1868) accepted as Pacifigorgia agassizii (Verrill, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination, incorrect date of authority)
  19. Species Gorgonia agassizii (Verrill, 1864) accepted as Pacifigorgia agassizii (Verrill, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  20. Species Gorgonia albicans Kölliker, 1865 accepted as Eunicella albicans (Kölliker, 1865) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  21. Species Gorgonia americana Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Antillogorgia americana (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
  22. Species Gorgonia ampla (Verrill, 1864) accepted as Eugorgia ampla (Verrill, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  23. Species Gorgonia anceps Pallas, 1766 accepted as Pterogorgia anceps (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  24. Species Gorgonia anguiculus Dana, 1846 accepted as Plexaura anguiculus (Dana, 1846) (original combination)
  25. Species Gorgonia antipathes Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Rumphella antipathes (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  26. Species Gorgonia arenata Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Pacifigorgia arenata (Valenciennes, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  27. Species Gorgonia aurantiaca (Horn, 1860) accepted as Eugorgia aurantiaca (Horn, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  28. Species Gorgonia australiensis (Ridley, 1884) accepted as Pseudopterogorgia australiensis (Ridley, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  29. Species Gorgonia bertolonii Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Eunicella singularis (Esper, 1791) (synonym)
  30. Species Gorgonia bianci (von Koch, 1882) accepted as Leptogorgia sarmentosa (Esper, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  31. Species Gorgonia bipinnata (Verrill, 1864) accepted as Antillogorgia bipinnata (Verrill, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  32. Species Gorgonia blancoana Barreiro, 1917 accepted as Eunicella cavolini (Koch, 1887) (synonym)
  33. Species Gorgonia briareus Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Briareum asbestinum (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  34. Species Gorgonia calyculata Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Eunicea calyculata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  35. Species Gorgonia cancellata Dana, 1846 accepted as Lissogorgia flabellum Verrill, 1864 accepted as Eubrandella flabellum (Verrill, 1864) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  36. Species Gorgonia capensis Hickson, 1900 accepted as Leptogorgia capensis (Hickson, 1900) (original combination)
  37. Species Gorgonia cavolini Koch, 1887 accepted as Eunicella cavolini (Koch, 1887) (original combination)
  38. Species Gorgonia ceratophyta Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ellisella ceratophyta (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  39. Species Gorgonia cerea Esper, 1797 accepted as Echinogorgia cerea (Esper, 1797) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  40. Species Gorgonia citrina Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Muriceopsis sulphurea (Donovan, 1825) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, original combination)
  41. Species Gorgonia citrina Esper, 1792 accepted as Pterogorgia citrina (Esper, 1792) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  42. Species Gorgonia clavaria (Lamouroux, 1816) accepted as Eunicea calyculata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  43. Species Gorgonia clavata Risso, 1827 accepted as Paramuricea clavata (Risso, 1827) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  44. Species Gorgonia coralloides Pallas, 1766 accepted as Alcyonium coralloides (Pallas, 1766) (original combination)
  45. Species Gorgonia crassa Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Pseudoplexaura flagellosa (Houttuyn, 1772) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  46. Species Gorgonia crevauxi Stiasny, 1951 accepted as Pacifigorgia elegans (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) (synonym)
  47. Species Gorgonia cribrum Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Pacifigorgia cribrum (Valenciennes, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  48. Species Gorgonia crinita Valenciennes, 1855 accepted as Eunicella crinita Stiasny, 1938 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  49. Species Gorgonia darwinii Hickson, 1928 accepted as Pacifigorgia darwinii (Hickson, 1928) (original combination)
  50. Species Gorgonia dichotoma Esper, 1791 accepted as Plexaurella dichotoma (Esper, 1788) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  51. Species Gorgonia dilatata Esper, 1806 accepted as Phyllogorgia dilatata (Esper, 1806) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  52. Species Gorgonia douglasii Hickson, 1928 accepted as Pacifigorgia douglasii (Hickson, 1928) (changed combination)
  53. Species Gorgonia edwardsii Rochebrune, 1882 accepted as Eunicella papillifera (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) (synonym)
  54. Species Gorgonia elongata Pallas, 1766 accepted as Ellisella elongata (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  55. Species Gorgonia engelmanni (Horn, 1860) accepted as Pacifigorgia engelmanni (Horn, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  56. Species Gorgonia eximia (Verrill, 1868) accepted as Pacifigorgia eximia (Verrill, 1868) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  57. Species Gorgonia exserta Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Swiftia exserta (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (original combination)
  58. Species Gorgonia flagellosa Houttuyn, 1772 accepted as Pseudoplexaura flagellosa (Houttuyn, 1772) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  59. Species Gorgonia flammea Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Leptogorgia palma (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  60. Species Gorgonia flavida Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Muriceopsis flavida (Lamarck, 1815) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  61. Species Gorgonia flexuosa Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Verrucella flexuosa (Lamarck, 1815) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  62. Species Gorgonia florida Rathke, 1806 accepted as Duva florida (Rathke, 1806) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  63. Species Gorgonia fucata Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Phycogorgia fucata (Valenciennes, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  64. Species Gorgonia fucosa Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Psammogorgia fucosa (Valenciennes, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  65. Species Gorgonia furcata Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Verrucella furcata (Lamarck, 1815) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  66. Species Gorgonia furcata Studer, 1878 accepted as Eunicella gazella Studer, 1901 (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Gorgonia furcata Lamarck, 1816)
  67. Species Gorgonia furfuracea Esper, 1797 accepted as Echinogorgia furfuracea (Esper, 1797) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  68. Species Gorgonia fuscopunctata W. Koch, 1886 accepted as Leptogorgia fuscopunctata (W. Koch, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  69. Species Gorgonia gemmacea Valenciennes MS in Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 accepted as Dichotella gemmacea (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  70. Species Gorgonia gracilis Kükenthal, 1924 accepted as Pacifigorgia gracilis (Kükenthal, 1924) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  71. Species Gorgonia graminea Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Eunicella singularis (Esper, 1791) (synonym)
  72. Species Gorgonia granifera Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Echinogorgia granifera (Lamarck, 1815) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  73. Species Gorgonia granulata Esper, 1791 accepted as Verrucella granulata (Esper, 1791) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  74. Species Gorgonia guadalupensis (Duchassaing & Michelin, 1846) accepted as Pterogorgia guadalupensis Duchassaing & Michelin, 1846 (changed combination)
  75. Species Gorgonia hartti Verrill, 1912 accepted as Pacifigorgia elegans (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) (synonym)
  76. Species Gorgonia heteropora Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Plexaurella grisea Kunze, 1916 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, original combination)
  77. Species Gorgonia homomalla Esper, 1794 accepted as Plexaura homomalla (Esper, 1794) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  78. Species Gorgonia humosa Esper, 1794 accepted as Plexaura homomalla (Esper, 1794) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  79. Species Gorgonia juncea Pallas, 1766 accepted as Junceella juncea (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  80. Species Gorgonia laxa Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Pterogorgia laxa (Lamarck, 1815) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  81. Species Gorgonia laxispica Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Eunicea laxispica (Lamarck, 1815) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  82. Species Gorgonia lepadifera Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Primnoa resedaeformis (Gunnerus, 1763) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  83. Species Gorgonia leucostoma Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Pterogorgia leucostoma (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  84. Species Gorgonia lima Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Muricea muricata (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  85. Species Gorgonia madrepora Dana, 1846 accepted as Eunicea mammosa Lamouroux, 1816 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  86. Species Gorgonia mammosa (Lamouroux, 1816) accepted as Eunicea mammosa Lamouroux, 1816 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  87. Species Gorgonia media (Verrill, 1864) accepted as Pacifigorgia media (Verrill, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  88. Species Gorgonia mimata Valenciennes, 1855 accepted as Gorgonia miniata Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1857 accepted as Leptogorgia miniata (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) (unaccepted > nomen nudum, misspelled)
  89. Species Gorgonia miniata Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1857 accepted as Leptogorgia miniata (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  90. Species Gorgonia mollis Pallas, 1766 accepted as Eunicea mollis (Pallas, 1766) (original combination)
  91. Species Gorgonia moniliformis Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Ellisella moniliformis (Lamarck, 1815) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  92. Species Gorgonia multicauda Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Eunicea calyculata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, original combination)
  93. Species Gorgonia muricata Pallas, 1766 accepted as Muricea muricata (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  94. Species Gorgonia myura Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Myura simplex Gray, 1859 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  95. Species Gorgonia occatoria (Valenciennes, 1855) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  96. Species Gorgonia ochrastoma Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Pterogorgia ochrostoma (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  97. Species Gorgonia oppositipinna Ridley, 1888 accepted as Pseudopterogorgia oppositipinna (Ridley, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  98. Species Gorgonia ornata Pfeffer, 1887 accepted as Filigorgia sanguinolenta (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  99. Species Gorgonia palma Esper, 1791 accepted as Leptogorgia palma (Pallas, 1766) (incorrect authority)
  100. Species Gorgonia palma Pallas, 1766 accepted as Leptogorgia palma (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  101. Species Gorgonia papillifera Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 accepted as Eunicella papillifera (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) (original combination)
  102. Species Gorgonia papillosa Esper, 1797 accepted as Eunicella microthela (Lamouroux, 1816) (synonym)
  103. Species Gorgonia patula Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Subergorgia patula (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (original combination)
  104. Species Gorgonia pectinata Pallas, 1766 accepted as Ctenocella pectinata (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  105. Species Gorgonia penna Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Plumarella penna (Lamarck, 1815) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  106. Species Gorgonia petezichans Pallas, 1766 accepted as Gorgonia petechizans Pallas, 1766 (lapsus calami)
  107. Species Gorgonia pinnata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Leptogorgia pinnata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  108. Species Gorgonia placomus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Paramuricea placomus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  109. Species Gorgonia plantaginea Lamarck, 1815 accepted as Eunicea (Eunicea) succinea f. plantaginea (Lamarck, 1815) represented as Eunicea succinea f. plantaginea (Lamarck, 1815) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, original combination)
  110. Species Gorgonia plantaginea Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Muricea plantaginea (Valenciennes, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  111. Species Gorgonia porosa Houttuyn, 1772 accepted as Pseudoplexaura porosa (Houttuyn, 1772) (original combination)
  112. Species Gorgonia porosa Esper, 1794 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  113. Species Gorgonia pseudoantipathes Lamarck, 1815 (unaccepted, original combination)
  114. Species Gorgonia pulchra (Verrill, 1870) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  115. Species Gorgonia pumicea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1957 (unaccepted, error of transcription)
  116. Species Gorgonia punicea Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1857 (unaccepted, original combination)
  117. Species Gorgonia punicea Valenciennes, 1855 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  118. Species Gorgonia purpurea Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  119. Species Gorgonia quercusfolium Ehrenberg, 1834 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  120. Species Gorgonia radula Möbius, 1861 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  121. Species Gorgonia ramulus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1857 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  122. Species Gorgonia ramulus Valenciennes, 1855 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, described by Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857)
  123. Species Gorgonia reseda Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, original combination)
  124. Species Gorgonia resedaeformis Gunnerus, 1763 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  125. Species Gorgonia reticulata Ellis & Solander, 1786 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  126. Species Gorgonia rhizomorpha Lamouroux, 1816 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  127. Species Gorgonia rosea Lamarck, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  128. Species Gorgonia ruberrima W. Koch, 1886 (unaccepted, original combination)
  129. Species Gorgonia rutila (Verrill, 1868) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  130. Species Gorgonia sanguinea Lamarck, 1815 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  131. Species Gorgonia sanguinolenta Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  132. Species Gorgonia sarmentosa Esper, 1791 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  133. Species Gorgonia sasappo Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  134. Species Gorgonia sasappo Esper, 1794 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination )
  135. Species Gorgonia savaglia Bertoloni, 1819 (unaccepted, basionym, changed combination)
  136. Species Gorgonia scirpea Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, original combination)
  137. Species Gorgonia setacea Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  138. Species Gorgonia setosa Esper, 1791 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  139. Species Gorgonia spicifera Dana, 1846 (unaccepted, original combination)
  140. Species Gorgonia spiralis Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, basionym, changed combination)
  141. Species Gorgonia stenobrochis Valenciennes, 1846 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  142. Species Gorgonia stricta Bertoloni, 1810 (unaccepted, synonym)
  143. Species Gorgonia suberosa Ellis & Solander, 1786 (unaccepted, Junior homonym of Gorgonia suberosa Pallas, 1766)
  144. Species Gorgonia suberosa Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  145. Species Gorgonia subtilis Valenciennes, 1855 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  146. Species Gorgonia subtilis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  147. Species Gorgonia succinea Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  148. Species Gorgonia suffruticosa Dana, 1846 (unaccepted, original combination)
  149. Species Gorgonia sulcifera Lamarck, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  150. Species Gorgonia sulphurea Donovan, 1825 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  151. Species Gorgonia tabogae Hickson, 1928 (unaccepted, original combination)
  152. Species Gorgonia tenuis Bielschowsky, 1918 (unaccepted, junior homonym of Gorgonia tenuis (Verrill, 1869))
  153. Species Gorgonia tenuis (Verrill, 1869) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  154. Species Gorgonia trichostemma Dana, 1846 (unaccepted, original combination)
  155. Species Gorgonia tuberculata Esper, 1792 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  156. Species Gorgonia umbella Esper, 1798 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  157. Species Gorgonia umbracula Ellis & Solander, 1786 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  158. Species Gorgonia umbratica Esper, 1791 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  159. Species Gorgonia varians W. Koch, 1886 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  160. Species Gorgonia vatricosa Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  161. Species Gorgonia venosa Valenciennes, 1855 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  162. Species Gorgonia vermiculata Lamarck, 1815 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  163. Species Gorgonia verriculata Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (unaccepted, typographical error?)
  164. Species Gorgonia verriculata Esper, 1794 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  165. Species Gorgonia verrucosa Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  166. Species Gorgonia verticillata Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  167. Species Gorgonia villarii Barreiro, 1917 (unaccepted, synonym)
  168. Species Gorgonia viminalis Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  169. Species Gorgonia violacea Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  170. Species Gorgonia virgulata Lamarck, 1815 (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  171. Species Gorgonia amaranthoides Lamarck, 1815 (uncertain)
  172. Species Gorgonia apiculata (Ehrenberg, 1834) (uncertain)
  173. Species Gorgonia arida Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (uncertain)
  174. Species Gorgonia bicolor Thomson, 1927 (uncertain > unassessed)
  175. Species Gorgonia braziliensis Verrill, 1912 (uncertain)
  176. Species Gorgonia discolor Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (uncertain)
  177. Species Gorgonia dubia Thomson & Russell, 1909 (uncertain)
  178. Species Gorgonia elegans (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) (uncertain)
  179. Species Gorgonia fuscopurpurea Ehrenberg, 1834 (uncertain)
  180. Species Gorgonia galliardi Duchassaing, 1850 (uncertain)
  181. Species Gorgonia humilis Dana, 1846 (uncertain)
  182. Species Gorgonia miniacea Esper, 1791 (uncertain)
  183. Species Gorgonia nivea (Ehrenberg, 1834) (uncertain)
  184. Species Gorgonia nodulifera Lamarck, 1815 (uncertain)
  185. Species Gorgonia oblita Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 (uncertain)
  186. Species Gorgonia olivacea (Lamouroux, 1816) (uncertain)
  187. Species Gorgonia olivieri Lamouroux, 1816 (uncertain)
  188. Species Gorgonia orthogonia W. Koch, 1886 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  189. Species Gorgonia paradoxa Esper, 1797 (uncertain)
  190. Species Gorgonia petechizans Pallas, 1766 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  191. Species Gorgonia pretiosa Ellis & Solander, 1786 (uncertain)
  192. Species Gorgonia profunda Koch, 1877 (uncertain)
  193. Species Gorgonia pustulosa Lamouroux, 1816 (uncertain)
  194. Species Gorgonia quincuncialis (Ehrenberg, 1834) (uncertain)
  195. Species Gorgonia radicata Pallas, 1766 (uncertain)
  196. Species Gorgonia retellum Lamarck, 1816 (uncertain)
  197. Species Gorgonia richardii Lamouroux, 1816 (uncertain > nomen dubium, original combination)
  198. Species Gorgonia rissoana Delle Chiaji, 1841 (uncertain)
  199. Species Gorgonia stricta Lamarck, 1816 (uncertain)
  200. Species Gorgonia studeri Thomson & Ritchie, 1906 (uncertain)
  201. Species Gorgonia tamarix (Ehrenberg, 1834) (uncertain)
  202. Species Gorgonia ventilabrum Pallas, 1766 (uncertain)
  203. Species Gorgonia wrighti Thomson & Ritchie, 1906 (uncertain)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 800 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267453 on 2024-04-23
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 800 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Rhipidigorgia Valenciennes, 1855) Valenciennes, A. (1855). Extrait d'une monographie de la famille des Gorgonidees de la classe des polypes. <em>C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris.</em> 41:7-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1213186
page(s): 13 [details]   

original description  (of Rhizalcyon Bayer, 1995) Bayer, F. M. (1995). A new genus of alcyonacean coral (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) from Caribbean waters. <em>Bulletin of marine science.</em> 56(2): 620-624., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1995/00000056/00000002/art00018?utm_source=TrendMD&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Bulletin_of_Marine_Science_TrendMD_0 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Busella Gray, 1870) Gray, J.E. (1870). Notes on some new genera and species of alcyonoid corals in the British Museum. <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology.</em> (4) 5: 405-408., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16355608
page(s): 405 [details]   

basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]   

additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 338-339 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Sánchez, J. A. (2007). A new genus of Atlantic octocorals (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae): systematics of gorgoniids with asymmetric sclerites. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 41(9-12): 493-509., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930701237315
page(s): 505 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Williams, G. C.; Lindo, K. G. (1997). A review of the octocorallian genus Leptogorgia (Anthozoa: Gorgoniidae) in the Indian Ocean and Subantarctic, with description of a new species and comparisons with related taxa. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 49, 499–521.
page(s): 501, 517 [details]   

additional source Hickson, S.J. (1894). A revision of the genera of the Alcyonaria Stolonifera, with a description of one new genus and several new species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 13(9): 325-347, plates 45-50., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31083754
page(s): 326 [details]   

additional source McMurrich, J. P. (1893). Report on the Actiniæ collected by the United States Fish Commission Steamer Albatross during the winter of 1887-1888. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 16(930): 119-216
page(s): 120-121 [details]   
 
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English sea fans  [details]
German SeefächerFächerkorallen  [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1191368 Gorgonia sp. 2) 
To ITIS
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To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1191368 Gorgonia sp. 2)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1191368 Gorgonia sp. 2)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1191368 Gorgonia sp.)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1191368 Gorgonia sp.)
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