MCZ Invertebrate Zoology 7010

Leptogorgia rutila Verrill, 1868

Date Collected:

1859-01-01/1860-12-31

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Eastern Central: Mexico | Acapulco

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:IZ:7010 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Leptogorgia rutila Verrill, 1868
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Octocorallia Alcyonacea Gorgoniidae
Determiner: Odalisca Breedy on 2001-07-01
Nature of ID: expert ID
Remarks: original identification Gorgonia agassizi, Verrill

  • donor number: EI 306

Part Condition Disposition Count
partial animal (dry) good in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: approx. a 1 cm fragment used by A. Li (2020) within loan 2019-47-IZ
partial animal (microscope slide) good in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: Slide of spicules prep. by O. Breedy, vii.2001
whole animal (dry) good in collection 1 History

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  • Ocean:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Eastern Central
  • Country:
  • Mexico
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Acapulco
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Acapulco
  • Georeference:
  • 16.6525820°, -100.07140° (Error radius: 33km) By: Penny Benson on 2020-01-21 (Source: 2019 Google Earth)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1859-01-01 / 1860-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • approximately 1859-1860
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

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  • [Masked]

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