WoRMS name details
Gorgonia sasappo Esper, 1794
1647335 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1647335)
unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination )
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Esper, E.J.C. (1794). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet, nebst Beschreibungen. Zweyter Theil. (Raspe: Nürnberg): 1-303. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50841660
page(s): 46; note: Esper cites Pallas as the authority for this species [details]
page(s): 46; note: Esper cites Pallas as the authority for this species [details]
Homonymy Junior homonym of Gorgonia sasappo Pallas, 1766?
Homonymy Junior homonym of Gorgonia sasappo Pallas, 1766? [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Gorgonia sasappo Esper, 1794. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1647335 on 2026-01-14
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Esper, E.J.C. (1794). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet, nebst Beschreibungen. Zweyter Theil. (Raspe: Nürnberg): 1-303. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50841660
page(s): 46; note: Esper cites Pallas as the authority for this species [details]
basis of record Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 199 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 46; note: Esper cites Pallas as the authority for this species [details]
basis of record Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 199 [details] Available for editors
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Homonymy Junior homonym of Gorgonia sasappo Pallas, 1766? [details]
