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Acanthogorgia armata

Acanthogorgia armata

armoured sea fan coral(+1)·Verrill, 1878

GBIF:155452168

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Habitat

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(5)

North West Atlantic
Mediterranean Sea
European Marine Waters
North West Atlantic
Gulf of Maine

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 2 languages.

engarmoured sea fan coralengfracorail à armurefra

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 2 languages.

engarmoured sea fan coral
eng
Source: National General Status Working Group [Groupe de travail national sur la situation générale]. (2017). Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada [Noms communs normalisés pour les espèces sauvages au Canada].
fracorail à armure
fra
Source: National General Status Working Group [Groupe de travail national sur la situation générale]. (2017). Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada [Noms communs normalisés pour les espèces sauvages au Canada].

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References(10)

  • 1

    Breeze, H., D.S. Davis, M. Butler, and V. Kostylev. 1997. Distribution and status of deep sea corals off Nova Scotia. Ecology Action Centre. Halifax. 58 p.

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  • 2

    Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

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  • 3

    Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.

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  • 4

    Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.

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  • 5

    Madsen, F. J. (1944). Octocorallia (Stolonifera - Telestacea - Xeniidae - Alcyonacea - Gorgonacea). <em>The Danish Ingolf-Expedition, Vol. V. Bianco Luno A/S.</em> 5(13): 1-65.

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  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

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    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-16.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155452168
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    2264279
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125348
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026