Two new endemic species of Gorgoniidae (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Octocorallia) from Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico

Ursula Olvera, Osvaldo Hernández, Carlos Sánchez, Jaime Gómez Gutiérrez

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Abstract


Two new species of the genera Eugorgia and Leptogorgia were discovered while underwater collecting at the Revillagige- do Archipelago, Mexico. Sea fan species diversity and density population in these four volcanic islands is low (
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)523
Number of pages538
JournalZootaxa
Volume4442
Issue number4
StatePublished - 3 Jul 2018

Keywords

  • Eugorgia
  • Leptogorgia
  • endemism
  • oceanic islands
  • Revillagigedo Archipelago
  • Mexico

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