Leptogorgia exigua is a coral species first described by Addison Emery Verrill in 1870.[1] Verrill initially considered this species a diminutive variant of L. cuspidata, but ultimately decided to consider L. exigua a separate species.[2] It is native to the Pacific Ocean.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Alcyonacea |
| Family: | Gorgoniidae |
| Genus: | Leptogorgia |
| Species: | L. exigua
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptogorgia exigua Verrill, 1870
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References
edit- ^ "Leptogorgia exigua Verrill, 1870". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ Addison Emery Verrill (1868). Notes on the Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with Descriptions of New Genera and Species. Vol. 2. Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. p. 552.
- ^ "Ecosystems where Leptogorgia exigua occurs". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
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