WoRMS taxon details
Pacifigorgia eximia (Verrill, 1868)
520687 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:520687)
accepted
Species
Gorgonia eximia (Verrill, 1868) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Leptogorgia eximia (Verrill, 1868) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Litigorgia eximia Verrill, 1868 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Litigorgia eximia 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): 390; note: The first edition of this journal was destroyed by fire; Verrill changed the genus to Leptogorgia in the second edition [details]
page(s): 390; note: The first edition of this journal was destroyed by fire; Verrill changed the genus to Leptogorgia in the second edition [details]
Lectotype YPM 1550a, geounit Panamanian Exclusive...
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Pacifigorgia eximia (Verrill, 1868). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=520687 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Litigorgia eximia 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): 390; note: The first edition of this journal was destroyed by fire; Verrill changed the genus to Leptogorgia in the second edition [details]
page(s): 390; note: The first edition of this journal was destroyed by fire; Verrill changed the genus to Leptogorgia in the second edition [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Williams, G. C.; Breedy, O. (2004). The Panamic Gorgonian Genus Pacifigorgia (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) in the Galápagos Archipelago, with Descriptions of Three New Species. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 55(3): 55-88., available online at http://www.archive.org/download/proceedingso551122004cali/proceedingso551122004cali.pdf
page(s): 86 [details]
additional source Breedy, O.; Guzmán, H. M. (2003). Octocorals from Costa Rica: The genus Pacifigorgia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae). <em>Auckland: Magnolia Press.</em>
page(s): 3, 4, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 28, 46, 49, 50, 59 [details] Available for editors
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additional source 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
page(s): 781, 786, 792, 798, 800, 819, 820, 821, 822 [details]
additional source Williams, G. C.; Breedy, O. (2004). The Panamic Gorgonian Genus Pacifigorgia (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) in the Galápagos Archipelago, with Descriptions of Three New Species. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 55(3): 55-88., available online at http://www.archive.org/download/proceedingso551122004cali/proceedingso551122004cali.pdf
page(s): 86 [details]
additional source Breedy, O.; Guzmán, H. M. (2003). Octocorals from Costa Rica: The genus Pacifigorgia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae). <em>Auckland: Magnolia Press.</em>
page(s): 3, 4, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 28, 46, 49, 50, 59 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source 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
page(s): 781, 786, 792, 798, 800, 819, 820, 821, 822 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype YPM 1550a, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Lectotype YPM 1550a, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MCZ, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype UCR 1006, geounit Costa Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype UCR 1015, geounit Costa Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype UCR 926 [details]
Nontype UCR 926 [details]
Nontype USNM 33612, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 33613, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 44214, geounit Costa Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 49381, geounit Costa Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 52320, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paralectotype MCZ 4040, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paralectotype MCZ 4040, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paralectotype MCZ 4041, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paralectotype MCZ 4041, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paralectotype YPM 1550b, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paralectotype YPM 1550b, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paralectotype YPM 1550c, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paralectotype YPM 1550c, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paralectotype YPM 8746, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paralectotype YPM 8746, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gorgonia eximia (Verrill, 1868))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Litigorgia eximia Verrill, 1868)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pacifigorgia eximia)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Litigorgia eximia Verrill, 1868)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (11 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gorgonia eximia (Verrill, 1868))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Litigorgia eximia Verrill, 1868)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pacifigorgia eximia)
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Litigorgia eximia Verrill, 1868)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (11 records)
