Some shallow water octocorals (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of the Persian Gulf Author Namin, Samimi Author Ofwegen, Van text Zootaxa 2009 2058 1 52 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.186743 ec14c88f-d887-4567-a824-dbf1078cda03 1175-5326 186743 Subergorgia suberosa ( Pallas, 1766 ) For references see Grasshoff, 1999 : 15; 2000: 6. Subergorgia pérezi Stiasny, 1940 : 132 . Material: RMNH Coel. 38764, two colonies, Farur Island, N of the island, coll. S.A. Mohtarami, 2007; RMNH Coel. 38765, one colony fragment, Strait of Hormuz , Qeshm Island, 18 May 2006 ; a fragment has been deposited in the Persian Gulf Biotechnology Research Center. Remarks. Subergorgia perezi shows all the characteristics of S. suberosa , and we here synonymise it with that species.