taxonID	type	description	language	source
828E66ECDDB45A419B606B98EFEDF3F9.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype. NMNH- 1638560: dry, San Esteban Island (northwest rocky point), Sonora, Mexico (28 ° 43.564 ' N, - 112 ° 36.799 ' W), 24 m depth, in situ temperature 19 ° C, 01 November 1999, collector Carlos Sanchez. Paratypes. NMNH- 1638561: dry, San Esteban Island (northwest rocky point), Sonora, Mexico (28 ° 43.564 ' N, - 112 ° 36.799 ' W), 24 m depth, in situ temperature 19 ° C, 01 November 1999, collector Carlos Sanchez; NMNH- 1638562: dry, San Esteban Island (northwest rocky point), Sonora, Mexico (28 ° 43.564 ' N, - 112 ° 36.799 ' W), 24 m depth, in situ temperature 19 ° C, 03 November 1999, collector Carlos Sanchez; NMNH- 1638563: dry, San Pedro Nolasco Island (south rocky point), Sonora, Mexico (27 ° 57.094 ' N, - 111 ° 22.001 ' W), 30 m depth, 20 October 1999, collector Carlos Sanchez.	en	Hernandez, Osvaldo, Gomez-Gutierrez, Jaime, Sanchez, Carlos (2021): Three new species of the sea fan genus Leptogorgia (Octocorallia, Gorgoniidae) from the Gulf of California, Mexico. ZooKeys 1017: 1-20, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619
828E66ECDDB45A419B606B98EFEDF3F9.taxon	description	Holotype colony description. A bright yellow colony with planar growth and lateral branching (Fig. 6 A, B). The colony is 15.3 cm high and 115 cm wide. The colony has a 9 mm diameter holdfast attached to a rock of small size (14 mm x 11 mm) of biogenic origin from which emerges the main stem of 15 mm length and 2 mm diameter. The stem has longitudinal grooves. From the stem arise two main branches: one of 35 mm length and 2 mm diameter and the other of 117 mm length and 2 mm diameter. From these branches arise multiple secondary laterally growing branches. The terminal branches measure 20 - 30 mm long, 1.5 mm diameter, and have sharp points (Fig. 6 B). The polyp mounds are oval of 1 mm length and 0.5 mm width. Mounds are slightly evident with no elevation and are arranged irregularly or in rows on each side of all branches but not the stem.	en	Hernandez, Osvaldo, Gomez-Gutierrez, Jaime, Sanchez, Carlos (2021): Three new species of the sea fan genus Leptogorgia (Octocorallia, Gorgoniidae) from the Gulf of California, Mexico. ZooKeys 1017: 1-20, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619
828E66ECDDB45A419B606B98EFEDF3F9.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The purple chromotype of Leptogorgia enrici sp. nov. is morphologically similar to the thin and planar morphotype of Leptogorgia rigida; however, both species differ completely in the form of their sclerites. The coenenchyme sclerites of L. rigida consist mainly of robust capstans with short waists, double heads and spheres (absent in L. enrici sp. nov.), while the sclerites of L. enrici sp. nov. are mainly thin capstans and long and spindle sclerites; spindles are absent in L. rigida. These two species are distributed in different habitats: L. rigida in shallow areas (<10 m depth) attached to rocky reefs, typically inhabiting areas with strong currents or wave action and even in the cracks of rocks, while L. enrici sp. nov. is found in rocky reefs, sandy or pebble beds at depths usually <20 m depth. The morphology of L. enrici sp. nov. is similar in the type of branching and colony color to Leptogorgia chilensis (Verrill, 1868) and Leptogorgia flexilis (Verrill, 1868). However, these three species are distinct because L. enrici sp. nov. has colonies with planar growth and four solid chromotypes (yellow, orange, purple and white) and has many long spindles. Leptogorgia chilensis and L. flexilis show arborescent growth typically with branches very close to each other. Each species has a single colony chromotype (L. chilensis is orange and L. flexilis is red) and spindle sclerites are present in low proportions, with blunt tips rather than the long spindles with pointed tips observed in L. enrici sp. nov. The long and acute spindles in L. enrici sp. nov., are only comparable in size to the spindles of Leptogorgia alba and Leptogorgia manabiensis Soler-Hurtado, Megina, Machordom & Lopez-Gonzalez, 2017 (Soler-Hurtado et al. 2017 b). However, these long spindles are the dominant type in L. alba and L. manabiensis, they are broad with acute ends and crowded tubercles. The dominant type of sclerites of L. enrici sp. nov. are capstans, the spindles are thin with blunt tips and with sparse tubercles. The anthocodial rods of L. alba and L. manabiensis are flat, long and have scalloped margins; while the anthocodial rods of L. enrici sp. nov. are mostly short with lobed margins and blunt tips.	en	Hernandez, Osvaldo, Gomez-Gutierrez, Jaime, Sanchez, Carlos (2021): Three new species of the sea fan genus Leptogorgia (Octocorallia, Gorgoniidae) from the Gulf of California, Mexico. ZooKeys 1017: 1-20, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619
828E66ECDDB45A419B606B98EFEDF3F9.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Leptogorgia enrici sp. nov. is named in honor of Dr. Enric Sala, a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence actively engaged in the exploration, research, and science communication to advance ocean conservation. Enric Sala is a passionate enthusiast of marine life and the conservation of Mexican seas who actively collaborates to generate marine biodiversity knowledge. He founded and leads the National Geographic's Pristine Seas project that has conducted 30 expeditions in the world, creating 22 no-take large marine reserve (~ 5 million km 2 of no-fishing zones).	en	Hernandez, Osvaldo, Gomez-Gutierrez, Jaime, Sanchez, Carlos (2021): Three new species of the sea fan genus Leptogorgia (Octocorallia, Gorgoniidae) from the Gulf of California, Mexico. ZooKeys 1017: 1-20, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619
C60F5277D18F5D2C90302E257009C652.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype. NMNH- 1638551: dry Maria Magdalena Island (south west rocky point), Islas Marias Archipelago, Nayarit, Mexico (21 ° 25.267 ' N, - 106 ° 24.900 ' W), 10 m depth, 15 November 2010, collector Carlos Sanchez. Paratypes. NMNH- 1638552: dry Maria Madre Island (southern rocky point), Islas Marias Archipelago, Nayarit, Mexico (21 ° 32.391 ' N, - 106 ° 31.877 ' W), 8 m depth, 18 November 2010, collector Carlos Sanchez. NMNH- 1638553: dry Maria Madre Island (southwest rocky point, Islas Marias Archipelago, Nayarit, Mexico (21 ° 32.391 ' N, - 106 ° 31.877 ' W), 8 m depth, 18 November 2010, two colonies connected by single holdfast, collector Carlos Sanchez. NMNH- 1638554: dry, Maria Madre Island (southwest rocky point), Islas Marias Archipelago, Nayarit, Mexico (21 ° 25.267 ' N, - 106 ° 24.900 ' W), 10 m depth, 15 November 2010, collector Carlos Sanchez. NMNH- 1638555: dry colony from El Faro de Cabo Corrientes, Bahia Banderas, Jalisco, Mexico (20 ° 24.553 ' N, - 105 ° 41.708 ' W), 2013, collector Carlos Sanchez.	en	Hernandez, Osvaldo, Gomez-Gutierrez, Jaime, Sanchez, Carlos (2021): Three new species of the sea fan genus Leptogorgia (Octocorallia, Gorgoniidae) from the Gulf of California, Mexico. ZooKeys 1017: 1-20, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619
C60F5277D18F5D2C90302E257009C652.taxon	description	Holotype colony description. Colony shows lateral branching and planar growth of 7 cm height and 8.1 cm width. Holdfast is 5 mm diameter and arises the main steam 2.1 cm length and 2 mm diameter, subdividing into two main branches (Fig. 2 A). The longer branch grows up to 2.8 cm length and 2 mm diameter before dividing into secondary and further branches 1 - 2 mm in diameter. The smaller branches are 4 mm length and 1 mm diameter before subdividing and growing downward. The main stem shows three alternating and broken pinnula with a brownish nude axis of 0.5 mm diameter. Secondary and terminal twigs have blunt tips arising at 45 ° angles and of> 2 mm diameter. The entire colony is yellow and deep purple, forming longitudinal bicolor striped patterns along the branches from the base to the tips of the colony (Fig. 2 A). Polyp mounds are oval 1.0 x 0.5 mm, slightly raised by 1 mm with polyp rings, arranged in two rows along with the entire colony, except on the lower half of the stem.	en	Hernandez, Osvaldo, Gomez-Gutierrez, Jaime, Sanchez, Carlos (2021): Three new species of the sea fan genus Leptogorgia (Octocorallia, Gorgoniidae) from the Gulf of California, Mexico. ZooKeys 1017: 1-20, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619
C60F5277D18F5D2C90302E257009C652.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Purple and red Leptogorgia iridis sp. nov. have quite similar colony shapes. Both L. iridis sp. nov. chromotypes resemble the color of Leptogorgia obscura Bielschowsky, 1929 and Leptogorgia parva Bielschowsky, 1929. However, L. obscura has small anthocodial rods with blunt ends and L. parva has anthocodial rods with conspicuous lobed margins, which are absent in L. iridis sp. nov. Additionally, L. obscura and L. parva have only one known chromotype, and their terminal branches have acutely pointed ends. In contrast, L. iridis sp. nov., has long anthocodial rods with acute ends and no lobed margins, showing up to five solid colony chromotypes and terminal branches with blunt ends.	en	Hernandez, Osvaldo, Gomez-Gutierrez, Jaime, Sanchez, Carlos (2021): Three new species of the sea fan genus Leptogorgia (Octocorallia, Gorgoniidae) from the Gulf of California, Mexico. ZooKeys 1017: 1-20, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619
C60F5277D18F5D2C90302E257009C652.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Leptogorgia iridis sp. nov. is named from the Latin word Leptogorgia iridis, which means " rainbow " due to the large number of chromotypes observed in the colonies. Large numbers of chromotypes are one of the main diagnostic characteristics of this novel tropical species.	en	Hernandez, Osvaldo, Gomez-Gutierrez, Jaime, Sanchez, Carlos (2021): Three new species of the sea fan genus Leptogorgia (Octocorallia, Gorgoniidae) from the Gulf of California, Mexico. ZooKeys 1017: 1-20, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619
034057AD1509558C8B9F55DF48A7F3EB.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype. NMNH- 1638556: dry, Cueva Refugio, San Pedro Martir Island, Sonora, Mexico (28 ° 22.297 ' N, - 112 ° 19.040 ' W), 1 m depth, 16 July 2010, collector Carlos Sanchez. Paratypes. NMNH- 1638557: dry, Cueva Refugio, San Pedro Martir Island, Sonora, Mexico (28 ° 22.297 ' N, - 112 ° 19.040 ' W), 1 m depth, 16 July 2010, collector Carlos Sanchez; NMNH- 1638558: dry, Cueva Refugio, San Pedro Martir Island, Sonora, Mexico (28 ° 22.297 ' N, - 112 ° 19.040 ' W), 1 m depth, July 16, 2010, collector Carlos Sanchez; NMNH- 1638559: San Pedro Martir Island, Sonora, Mexico (28 ° 22.818 ' N, - 112 ° 18.4422 ' W), 20 m depth, 16 July 2010, collector Carlos Sanchez.	en	Hernandez, Osvaldo, Gomez-Gutierrez, Jaime, Sanchez, Carlos (2021): Three new species of the sea fan genus Leptogorgia (Octocorallia, Gorgoniidae) from the Gulf of California, Mexico. ZooKeys 1017: 1-20, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619
034057AD1509558C8B9F55DF48A7F3EB.taxon	description	Holotype colony description. A yellow colony with bushy and dense growth with multiple and irregular brownish lines (Fig. 4 A). The colony is 6.1 cm in length and 8.1 cm in width. The holdfast is irregular, 14 mm x 11 mm from which the short main stem rises (2 mm length, 4 mm diameter). The colony has four main branches up to 11 mm length and 3 mm diameter. The main branches subdivide into multiple secondary branches (up to 31 mm length, 2 mm diameter). Terminal twigs are flat and short (12 mm length, 2 mm width) with acute ends. The general pattern of upward ramification is lateral at 45 ° angle. Polyp mounds are oval and prominent, forming one or two rows at each side of the branches with 0.5 mm height, 2 mm length, and 1 mm width with elongated calyces. The colony has several specimens of unidentified dried ophiuroids (<2 mm oral disc diameter) attached to the branches (Fig. 4 A).	en	Hernandez, Osvaldo, Gomez-Gutierrez, Jaime, Sanchez, Carlos (2021): Three new species of the sea fan genus Leptogorgia (Octocorallia, Gorgoniidae) from the Gulf of California, Mexico. ZooKeys 1017: 1-20, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619
034057AD1509558C8B9F55DF48A7F3EB.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The colony growth, size and polyp mounds of Leptogorgia martirensis sp. nov. are similar to those of Leptogorgia aequatorialis Bielschowsky, 1929, Leptogorgia obscura and Leptogorgia parva. However, these three species each have only one chromotype (purple, pink, and orange, respectively), and all these species have spindles in their coenenchyme up to 0.1 mm length, while L. martirensis sp. nov. has three chromotypes and no spindles in the coenenchyme.	en	Hernandez, Osvaldo, Gomez-Gutierrez, Jaime, Sanchez, Carlos (2021): Three new species of the sea fan genus Leptogorgia (Octocorallia, Gorgoniidae) from the Gulf of California, Mexico. ZooKeys 1017: 1-20, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619
034057AD1509558C8B9F55DF48A7F3EB.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Leptogorgia martirensis sp. nov. takes its name from the collection site San Pedro Martir Island.	en	Hernandez, Osvaldo, Gomez-Gutierrez, Jaime, Sanchez, Carlos (2021): Three new species of the sea fan genus Leptogorgia (Octocorallia, Gorgoniidae) from the Gulf of California, Mexico. ZooKeys 1017: 1-20, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1017.50619
