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Leptogorgia capensis

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Species of sea fan

Leptogorgia capensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Gorgoniidae
Genus: Leptogorgia
Species: L. capensis
Binomial name
Leptogorgia capensis
Hickson, 1900
Synonyms

Gorgonia capensis Hickson, 1900

Leptogorgia capensis is a species of sea fan in the family Gorgoniidae. It was described by Sydney John Hickson in 1900. It occurs on the coast of South Africa, in the extreme east of the Atlantic Ocean and in the western Indian Ocean.

References

  1. ^ "Leptogorgia capensis (Hickson, 1900)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Leptogorgia capensis (Hickson, 1900)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Leptogorgia capensis
Gorgonia capensis


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