Leptogorgia exigua

Leptogorgia exigua

Classification

Class: Anthozoa
Order: Malacalcyonacea
Family: Gorgoniidae

Leptogorgia exigua is a coral species first described by Addison Emery Verrill in 1870. Verrill initially considered this species a diminutive variant of L. cuspidata, but ultimately decided to consider L.

Distribution

Leptogorgia exigua — (c) cstobie, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by cstobie · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 1

Sources and credits

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