Ctenocella (Viminella) atlantica

Author
Toeplitz, 1929

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Min Depth
24 meters
Max Depth
214 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Gulf of Mexico endemic
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • hard substrate
  • outer continental shelf (50–200 m)
  • endemic to Gulf of Mexico
References

  • Bayer, F. M. 1958 (1957). Additional records of western Atlantic octocorals. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 47(11): 379–390, 4 figs.

  • 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.

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, 05-14-2024.

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