Venus' fan
Gorgonia flabellum Linnaeus, 1758
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gorgonia flabellum Linnaeus, 1758
- Name authority
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Common name
- Venus' fan
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Octocorallia
- Order
- Malacalcyonacea
- Family
- Gorgoniidae
- Genus
- Gorgonia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumCnidaria
- classOctocorallia Haeckel, 1866
- orderMalacalcyonacea McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022
- familyGorgoniidae Lamouroux, 1812
- genusGorgonia Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesGorgonia flabellum Linnaeus, 1758
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gorgonia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gorgonia flavescens Kükenthal, 1924 | GorgoniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gorgonia reticulum Pallas, 1766 | GorgoniidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gorgonia flabellum f. occatoria (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) | synonym |
| Rhipidigorgia occatoria Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 | synonym |
| Rhipidogorgia flabellum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Rhipidigorgia flabellum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Busella occatoria (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) | synonym |
| Rhipidogorgia elegans Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.542 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3H34P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.