Description
Size:
To 35 cm tall and 30 cm wide.
General:
Deep red in color with white polyps. Lank and bushy with irregularly dichotomous verticle branches, up to 2.8 mm diameter, that are long, slender, and flexible. Stems can reach 4 cm long, and up to 3 mm in diameter.
Geographic Information
Habitat description:
Benthic, hard substrate.
Ocean range (global):
West of Spike Rock, Washington, USA to Algarrobo, Chile.
Published depth range:
8 - 231 m
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Breedy, O. and H.M. Guzman (2007). A revision of the genus Leptogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) in the eastern Pacific. Zootaxa, 1419:1–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1419.1.1
Citation:
Leptogorgia chilensis
(Verrill, 1868) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Leptogorgia%20chilensis. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.