A review of gorgonian coral species (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) held in the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History research collection: focus on species from Scleraxonia, Holaxonia, and Calcaxonia – Part I: Introduction, species of Scleraxonia and Holaxonia (Family Acanthogorgiidae)

Gorgonian specimens collected from the California Bight (northeastern Pacific Ocean) and adjacent areas held in the collection of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH) were reviewed and evaluated for species identification; much of this material is of historic signifi...

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Main Author: Elizabeth Anne Horvath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-07-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/19961/download/pdf/