WoRMS name details
Leptogorgia rutila (Verrill, 1868)
1416388 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1416388)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Litigorgia adamsii var. rutila Verrill, 1868 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Litigorgia adamsii var. rutila 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): 393-394; note: The first edition of this publication was destroyed by fire. In the second edition (1869) Verrill changed the genus to Leptogorgia. [details]
page(s): 393-394; note: The first edition of this publication was destroyed by fire. In the second edition (1869) Verrill changed the genus to Leptogorgia. [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Leptogorgia rutila (Verrill, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1416388 on 2026-04-04
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(of Litigorgia adamsii var. rutila 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): 393-394; note: The first edition of this publication was destroyed by fire. In the second edition (1869) Verrill changed the genus to Leptogorgia. [details]
new combination reference 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): 392-393 [details]
new combination reference Breedy, O.; Guzmán, H. M. (2002). A revision of the genus Pacifigorgia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 115(4): 782-839., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35519153 [details]
page(s): 393-394; note: The first edition of this publication was destroyed by fire. In the second edition (1869) Verrill changed the genus to Leptogorgia. [details]
new combination reference 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): 392-393 [details]
new combination reference Breedy, O.; Guzmán, H. M. (2002). A revision of the genus Pacifigorgia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 115(4): 782-839., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35519153 [details]
