Acanthogorgia armata Verrill, 1878

Ramvilas, Ghosh, Alderslade, Philip & Ranjeet, Kutty, 2023, The taxonomy of Indian gorgonians: an assessment of the descriptive records of gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) recorded as occurring in the territorial waters of India, along with neighbouring regions and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the highlighting of perceived unethical practice, Zootaxa 5236 (1), pp. 1-124 : 36

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5236.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:796FF9F5-E71F-4C69-92CC-CF4D6752BD77
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7639394
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scientific name	Acanthogorgia armata Verrill, 1878
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Acanthogorgia armata Verrill, 1878 View in CoL View at ENA

Acanthogorgia armata Verrill, 1878: 376 View in CoL (off Nova Scotia).

Opinion: There is no evidence that this species occurs in the region.

Justification:

Literature analysis: This species was originally described from off Nova Scotia, and Grasshoff (1973) reported its occurrence in the Mediterranean. Kumar et al. (2017: PY-B) just listed it as occurring in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Gulf of Mannar with no supporting evidence.