1986•The Beagle Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern TerritoryOpen access
An unusual leaf-like gorgonian (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Philip Alderslade
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Abstract
A leaf-like gorgonian, Hicksonella expansa sp.nov.from the family Gorgoniidae is described and illustrated, and a comparison made with H. princeps Nutting, 1910, the only other known species of the genus.H. expansa has a very variable colony morphology and is the first leaf-like gorgonian known from the Indo-Pacific Region.