WoRMS name details

Litigorgia diffusa Verrill, 1868

1514677  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1514677)

 unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
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): 397-398; 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.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Litigorgia diffusa Verrill, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1514677 on 2025-04-01
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2021-06-10 23:49:01Z
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2023-05-07 03:59:32Z
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Nomenclature

original description 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): 397-398; note: The first edition of this publication was destroyed by fire. In the second edition (1869) Verrill changed the genus to Leptogorgia. [details]