MCZ Invertebrate Zoology 47802

Pacifigorgia senta Breedy & Guzman, 2003

Date Collected:

1936-04-22

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Eastern Central: Mexico: Baja California | Mexico, Baja California, Gorda Banks

Current Identification
Pacifigorgia senta Breedy & Guzman, 2003
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Octocorallia Alcyonacea Gorgoniidae
Determiner: Odalisca Breedy
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: Breedy

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  • station number: 150 D-8, D-10

Part Condition Disposition Count
partial animal: tissue (dry) unchecked on loan 1 History (3)
whole animal (dry) unchecked in collection 1 History

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  • Specimen has both Leptogorgia pumila Verrill and Leptogorgia zacae nov. nom. labels (both in E. Deichmann's handwriting). Leptogorgia zacae was never published. According to O. Breedy, this is not L. pumila, but a new species.

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  • Ocean:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Eastern Central
  • Country:
  • Mexico
  • State/Province:
  • Baja California
  • Specific Locality:
  • Mexico, Baja California, Gorda Banks
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Gordo Banks, Mexico
  • Depth:
  • 50 fms
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Coordinates are for station 150-D-8; coordinates of 150-D-10: 23°06'N, 109°25'W
  • Georeference:
  • 23.0833333°, -109.50000° (Error radius: 6430m) By: Zaca Expedition on 1936-04-22 (Source: Beebe: Eastern Pacific Expeditions station logs)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (23° 5′ 0″ N  109° 30′ 0″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1936-04-22
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 22 April 1936
  • Collectors:
  • William Beebe; Zaca Expedition

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