Leptogorgia exigua is a coral species first described by Addison Emery Verrill in 1870.[1] Verrill initially considered this species a diminutive variant of L. cuspidata, but ultimately decided to consider L. exigua a separate species.[2] It is native to the Pacific Ocean.[3]

Leptogorgia exigua
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Gorgoniidae
Genus: Leptogorgia
Species:
L. exigua
Binomial name
Leptogorgia exigua
Verrill, 1870

References

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  1. ^ "Leptogorgia exigua Verrill, 1870". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  2. ^ Addison Emery Verrill (1868). Notes on the Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with Descriptions of New Genera and Species. Vol. 2. Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. p. 552.
  3. ^ "Ecosystems where Leptogorgia exigua occurs". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved February 17, 2014.