Scientific name Leptogorgia Order Alcyonacea | Rank Genus | |
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Similar Alcyonacea, Leptogorgia sarmentosa, Gorgoniidae, Octocorallia, Cnidaria | ||
Leptogorgia is a genus of soft coral in the family Gorgoniidae. The genus has a widespread distribution with members being found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Western Europe to South Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic coasts of North and South America, the Antilles and the Pacific coast of America. Species are found in both shallow and deep waters.
An as yet unnamed species of Leptogorgia was discovered off the coast of Sonoma County, California in November 2014, near the Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries .
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
References
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