Caliacis nutans

Author
Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

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Min Depth
37 meters
Max Depth
188 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Caribbean
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • hard substrate
  • outer continental shelf (50–200 m)
References

  • Giammona, C. P. 1978. Octocorals in the Gulf of Mexico—their taxonomy and distribution with remarks on their paleontology [dissertation]. Texas A&M University. 212 pp., 21 pls.

  • Rezak, R., T. J. Bright, and D. W. McGrail. 1985. Reefs and banks of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico: their geological, biological, and physical dynamics. John Wiley and Sons, New York. xviii + 259 pp.

Endnotes

  • Fourteen additional records for GMx from the Florida Keys & off Louisiana: USNM 49936, 51589, 73530–73537, 86739–86740, 89386.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Cairns, S. D. and F. M. Bayer. 2009. Octocorallia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 321–331 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-07-2024.

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