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Deepwater Coral

Swiftia exserta (Ellis & Solander 1786)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Swiftia exserta (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Swiftia exserta (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Swiftia exserta (Ellis & Solander 1786)
Gorgonia exserta
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Swiftia exserta
Swiftia exserta Duchassaing & Michelotti 1864

Alternative Names

Gorgonia exserta Ellis & Solander 1786
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Thesea gemmata Verrill 1869
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Gorgonia exserta Ellis & Solander 1786
Gorgonia exserta Ellis & Solander 1786
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Thesea gemmata Verrill 1869
Thesea gemmata Verrill 1869
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

deepwater coral preferred
orange sea fan
red polyp octocoral
soft red sea fan

Curated hierarchies for Swiftia exserta (Ellis & Solander 1786)