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Unfortunately, there is very little information available about the gorgonian Pseudothelogorgia hartogi, including just two published water depth data of 18 meters and 57 meters.
The gorgonian was first described from the Arabian Sea by the coral specialist Dr. Leen van Ofwegen, who unfortunately died much too early, and named it Lignella hartogi.
The study material from 57 meters depth was collected by the R/V Anton Bruun expedition in the Indian Ocean in 1963 -1964.
Later the species was renamed by Frederick Bayer and has since been known as Pseudothelogorgia hartogi.
Etymology. The species name "hartogi" was chosen in memory of by Dr. Koos den Hartog, Curator of Coelenterata et al, at the National Museum of Natural History in Leiden, The Netherlands.
Synonym: Lignella hartogi van Ofwegen, 1990
The gorgonian was first described from the Arabian Sea by the coral specialist Dr. Leen van Ofwegen, who unfortunately died much too early, and named it Lignella hartogi.
The study material from 57 meters depth was collected by the R/V Anton Bruun expedition in the Indian Ocean in 1963 -1964.
Later the species was renamed by Frederick Bayer and has since been known as Pseudothelogorgia hartogi.
Etymology. The species name "hartogi" was chosen in memory of by Dr. Koos den Hartog, Curator of Coelenterata et al, at the National Museum of Natural History in Leiden, The Netherlands.
Synonym: Lignella hartogi van Ofwegen, 1990
