Dr. Juri Hooker, Peru
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Leptogorgia peruviana is a rarely observed coral that forms a fan-shaped colony that is wider than it is tall.
The colonies are dense, made of long, branched stems with an attachment disk. Several main stems form on the stems, which divide irregularly into numerous, unevenly pinnate branches.
The main enemy in this area is the nudibranch Tritonia sp.
The species resembles Leptogorgia cofrini in colony size and bushy branching, but differs in that Leptogorgia peruviana has broader, flattened branches, with flat mounds of polyps that are smaller and more numerous around the branches than in Leptogorgia cofrini.
Distribution. It is known only from the type locality, Callao, Peru.
Synonyms:
Gorgonia (Litigorgia) peruviana Verrill, 1868.
Leptogorgia peruana Verrill, 1868
Litigorgia peruana Verrill, 1868
Plexaura reticulata Ehrenberg, 1834
Our special thanks for the first photo of Leptogorgia peruviana goes to Dr. Juri Hooker, Peru.
The colonies are dense, made of long, branched stems with an attachment disk. Several main stems form on the stems, which divide irregularly into numerous, unevenly pinnate branches.
The main enemy in this area is the nudibranch Tritonia sp.
The species resembles Leptogorgia cofrini in colony size and bushy branching, but differs in that Leptogorgia peruviana has broader, flattened branches, with flat mounds of polyps that are smaller and more numerous around the branches than in Leptogorgia cofrini.
Distribution. It is known only from the type locality, Callao, Peru.
Synonyms:
Gorgonia (Litigorgia) peruviana Verrill, 1868.
Leptogorgia peruana Verrill, 1868
Litigorgia peruana Verrill, 1868
Plexaura reticulata Ehrenberg, 1834
Our special thanks for the first photo of Leptogorgia peruviana goes to Dr. Juri Hooker, Peru.
