MCZ Invertebrate Zoology CNID-4004

Leptogorgia pumila (Verrill, 1868)

Date Collected:

1872-05-21/1872-05-23

Pacific Ocean: Pacific, Southeast: Peru | Paracas Bay

Current Identification
Leptogorgia pumila (Verrill, 1868)
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Octocorallia Alcyonacea Gorgoniidae
Determiner: Elisabeth Deichmann
Nature of ID: expert ID
Remarks: in specimen box
Previous Identification
Leptogorgia caryi Verrill, 1868
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Octocorallia Alcyonacea Gorgoniidae
Determiner: Elisabeth Deichmann
Nature of ID: expert ID
Remarks: in Coelenterate catalog

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (dry) unchecked unknown 1 History

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  • Ocean:
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Pacific, Southeast
  • Country:
  • Peru
  • Specific Locality:
  • Paracas Bay
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Peru, Paracas Bay (Pisco Bay)
  • Georeference:
  • -13.822550°, -76.276260° (Error radius: 3km) By: Penny Benson on 2014-02-26 (Source: Google Earth, historical handrawn map by JHBlake and wikimedia map of Patagonia)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1872-05-21 / 1872-05-23
  • Verbatim Date:
  • May 21-23, 1872
  • Collectors:
  • Louis Agassizlinked data icon; Hassler Expedition

  • None

Media type: text; Invertebrate Zoology CNID-4004;  CNID-4007;  CNID-4008;  CNID-4010;  CNID-4016;  CNID-4019;  CNID-4022;  CNID-4025 Description: MCZ Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria 000001-006000, pg.162;

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