Lepidisis caryophyllia

Author
Verrill, 1883

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Min Depth
1003 meters
Max Depth
1064 meters
Overall Geographic Range
northeast United States (cold temperate waters north of Cape Hatteras), southeast United States (warm temperate waters south of Cape Hatteras to Key Largo), Caribbean
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • hard substrate
  • slope (200–3000 m)
Endnotes

  • New records for GMx from the western Straits of Florida: USNM 57443, 94679.

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, 05-06-2024.

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