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Gorgoniidae
Gorgoniidae is a family of soft corals, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria. Nearly all the genera and species are native to the east and west coasts of America. Characteristics Originally the members of the family Gorgoniidae included a much wider range of genera than it does now and was used for all of the horny Octocorallia. Now it is restricted to those species where the "calcareous spicules are less than 0.3 mm. in length, sculptured with regularly disposed girdles of complicated tubercles ('warts'), the anthocodiae are relatively unarmed, at most with but a few characteristically shaped flat rods en chevron beneath each tentacle, the horny axial cylinder is weakly loculated if at all, and is perforated by a relatively narrow, chambered central chord, and in which the branchlets are usually quite slender, with a thin cortex.''" The polyps are retractable and the stems have an axis of the protein gorgonin surrounding a narrow, hollow, cross-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptogorgia
''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. ''Leptogorgia'' is a slow growing sea whip and are easily damaged. They are easily damaged by storms and fishing agriculture. 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 The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hicksonella
''Hicksonella'' is a genus of corals belonging to the family Gorgoniidae. The species of this genus are found in Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It has been given different definitions. Th ... and Northern Australia. Species: *'' Hicksonella expansa'' *'' Hicksonella guishanensis'' *'' Hicksonella princeps'' References Gorgoniidae Octocorallia genera {{octocorallia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudopterogorgia
''Pseudopterogorgia'' is a genus of soft coral sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae Gorgoniidae is a family of soft corals, a member of the subclass Octocorallia in the phylum Cnidaria. Nearly all the genera and species are native to the east and west coasts of America. Characteristics Originally the members of the family G .... References Gorgoniidae Octocorallia genera {{octocorallia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eunicella
''Eunicella'' is a genus of coral in the family Gorgoniidae family. Species The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...: *'' Eunicella alba'' (Esper, 1766) *'' Eunicella albatrossi'' Stiasny *'' Eunicella albicans'' (Kolliker, 1865) *'' Eunicella cavolini'' (Koch, 1887) *'' Eunicella ctenocelloides'' Stiasny, 1936 *'' Eunicella dawydoffi'' Stiasny, 1938 *'' Eunicella densa'' Kükenthal, 1917 *'' Eunicella dubia'' Studer, 1890 *'' Eunicella filifica'' Grasshoff, 1992 *'' Eunicella filiformis'' (Studer, 1879) *'' Eunicella filum'' Grasshoff, 1992 *'' Eunicella furcata'' (Koch) *'' Eunicella gazella'' Studer, 1878 *'' Eunicella germaini'' Stiasny, 1937 *'' Eunicella gracilis'' Grasshoff, 1992 *'' Eunicella gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcyonacea
Alcyonacea, or soft corals, are an order of corals. In addition to the fleshy soft corals, the order Alcyonacea now contains all species previously known as "gorgonian corals", that produce a more or less hard skeleton, though quite different from "true" corals (Scleractinia). These can be found in suborders Holaxonia, Scleraxonia, and Stolonifera. They are sessile colonial cnidarians that are found throughout the oceans of the world, especially in the deep sea, polar waters, tropics and subtropics. Common names for subsets of this order are sea fans and sea whips; others are similar to the sea pens of related order Pennatulacea. Individual tiny polyps form colonies that are normally erect, flattened, branching, and reminiscent of a fan. Others may be whiplike, bushy, or even encrusting. A colony can be several feet high and across, but only a few inches thick. They may be brightly coloured, often purple, red, or yellow. Photosynthetic gorgonians can be successfully kept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antillogorgia
''Antillogorgia'' is a genus of soft coral, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...: *'' Antillogorgia acerosa'' (Pallas, 1766) *'' Antillogorgia albatrossae'' Bayer, 1961 *'' Antillogorgia americana'' (Gmelin, 1791) *'' Antillogorgia bipinnata'' (Verrill, 1864) *'' Antillogorgia blanquillensis'' (Stiasny, 1941) *'' Antillogorgia elisabethae'' Bayer, 1961 *'' Antillogorgia hummelincki'' Bayer, 1961 *'' Antillogorgia hystrix'' Bayer, 1961 *'' Antillogorgia kallos'' (Bielschowsky, 1918) *'' Antillogorgia navia'' Bayer, 1961 *'' Antillogorgia rigida'' (Bielschowsky, 1929) References Gorgoniidae Octocorallia genera {{octocorallia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorgonia
''Gorgonia'' is a genus of soft corals, sea fans in the family Gorgoniidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species lists these species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriat ...: References Gorgoniidae Octocorallia genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{octocorallia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorgonia Flabellum
''Gorgonia flabellum'', also known as the Venus fan, Venus sea fan, West Indian sea fan, and purple gorgonian seafan, is a species of sea fan, a sessile colonial soft coral. Description The Venus sea fan is a delicate-looking colonial soft coral in the form of a fan composed of a lattice of branches in a single plane. The coral grows from a small base, forming several main branches with side branches and a network of small branchlets. The Venus sea fan is similar in appearance to ''Gorgonia ventalina'', but has a slightly more untidy shape and short, stubby side growths coming out of the main plane. In ''G. flabellum'', the branches are flattened at right angles to the plane of the fan, while in ''G. ventalina'', the branches are either round or flattened parallel to the plane of the fan. The wide-mesh sea fan ('' Gorgonia mariae'') is also similar in appearance, but at only 30 cm, is smaller, and many of the branchlets do not interconnect. The Venus sea fan is white, ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux
Jean Vincent Félix Lamouroux (3 May 1779 – 26 March 1825) was a French biologist and naturalist, noted for his seminal work with algae. Biography Lamouroux was born in Agen in the Aquitaine of southwestern France, the son of Claude Lamouroux, an intellectual who made his livelihood in manufacturing, but who was also a musician, a one-term mayor of Agen, and a co-founder of the Academic Society of Agen. Jean Vincent Lamouroux studied botany at the Boudon de Saint-Amans school in Agen. Lamouroux was particularly interested in marine organisms such as algae and hydrozoans. In 1805 he published a dissertation on several species of '' Fucus'' before settling in Paris in 1807, after his father went into bankruptcy. In 1807, Lamouroux was appointed to the French Academy of Sciences and in 1808 he became assistant professor of natural history at the University of Caen, rising to full professorship by 1811. He joined the Linnean Society of Calvados and contributed to its publication ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
