Leptogorgia virgulata (Lamarck, 1815)
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Cnidaria
- class
- Anthozoa
- order
- Malacalcyonacea
- family
- Gorgoniidae
- genus
- Leptogorgia
- species
- Leptogorgia virgulata
Name
- Synonyms
- Eugorgia virgulata (Lamarck, 1815)
- Gorgonia virgulata Lamarck, 1815
- Plexaura virgulata (Lamarck, 1815)
- Homonyms
- Leptogorgia virgulata (Lamarck, 1815)
- Common names
- Peitschen-Gorgonie in German
- Seepeitsche in German
- colorful sea whip in English
- colorful sea whip in English
- colorful sea whip in English
- sea whip in English
- whip coral in English
- Peitschen-Gorgonie in German
- Seepeitsche in German
- colorful sea whip in English
- sea whip in English
- whip coral in English
Bibliographic References
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