Leendert Pieter van Ofwegen (22 April 1953 – 25 June 2021), Dutch cnidariologist. Expert in Octocorallia.
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Taxon names authored
(List may be incomplete)
- 25 taxon names authored by Leendert Pieter van Ofwegen
Publications
(List may be incomplete)
2010
- Samimi-Namin, K., van Ofwegen, L.P. 2010. An overview of Bebryce (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Plexauridae) species with tiny rosettes, with the description of a new species from the Gulf of Oman. Zoosystema. 32(3), 479-493. DOI: 10.5252/z2010n3a9
Reference page.
2013
- McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P. 2013. Molecular phylogenetic evidence supports a new family of octocorals and a new genus of Alcyoniidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). ZooKeys 346: 59–83. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.346.6270
Reference page. - Ofwegen, L.P. van, Benayahu, Y. & McFadden, C.S. 2013. Sinularia leptoclados (Ehrenberg, 1834) (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) re-examined. ZooKeys 272: 29–59. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.272.4406 Reference page.
2014
- van Ofwegen, L.P., Aurelle, D. & Sartoretto, S. 2014. A new genus of soft coral (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from the Republic of Congo (Pointe-Noire Region). ZooKeys 462: 1–10. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.462.8533 Reference page.
2015
- Matsumoto, A.K. & Ofwegen, L.P.van 2015. Melithaeidae of Japan (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) re-examined with descriptions of 11 new species. Zookeys 522: 1–127. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.522.10294 Full article Reference page.
2016
- Bayer, F.M. & Ofwegen, L.P. van 2016. The type specimens of Bebryce (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Plexauridae) re-examined, with emphasis on the sclerites. Zootaxa 4083(3): 301–358. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.3.1. Full article (PDF) Reference page.
- Matsumoto, A.K. & van Ofwegen, L.P. 2016. The genus Bebryce (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Plexauridae) at Japan, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 587: 1–20. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.587.8188. Reference page.
- Matsumoto, A.K. & van Ofvegen, L.P. 2016. Species of Elasmogorgia and Euplexaura (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) from Japan with a discussion about the genus Filigella. ZooKeys 589: 1–21. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.589.8361. Reference page.
- Samimi-Namin, K. & Ofwegen, L.P. van 2016. Overview of the genus Briareum (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Briareidae) in the Indo-Pacific, with the description of a new species. ZooKeys 557: 1-44. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.557.6298. Reference page.
- Samimi-Namin, K. & van Ofvegen, L.P. 2016. A revision of Trimuricea Gordon, 1926 (Cnidaria: Octocorallia: Plexauridae) with the description of six new species. Zootaxa 4105(1): 1–44. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4105.1.1. Reference page.
- Samimi-Namin, K., van Ofwegen, L. & McFadden, C.S. 2016. A new species of Melithaea (Anthozoa, Octocorallia, Melithaeidae) from the Oman Sea, off Oman. ZooKeys 623: 15-29. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.623.10045. Reference page.
- Sampaio, I., Stokvis, F. & van Ofwegen, L.P. 2016. New name for the soft coral Alcyonium rubrum Stokvis & van Ofwegen, 2006 (Alcyonacea, Alcyoniidae): Alcyonium burmedju nom. n. ZooKeys 619: 163-165. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.619.10086. Reference page.
- van Ofwegen, L.P. 2016. The genus Litophyton Forskål, 1775 (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Nephtheidae) in the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean. ZooKeys 567: 1-128. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.567.7212.Reference page.
- van Ofwegen, L.P., McFadden, C.S. & Benayahu, Y. 2016. Sinularia polydactyla (Ehrenberg, 1834) (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) re-examined, with the description of a new species. ZooKeys 581: 71-126. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.581.7455. Reference page.
2017
- Benayahu, Y., McFadden, C.S., Shoham, E. & van Ofwegen, L.P. 2017. Search for mesophotic octocorals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) and their phylogeny. II. A new zooxanthellate species from Eilat, northern Red Sea. ZooKeys 676: 1—12. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.676.12751. Reference page.
- McFadden, C.S. & van Ofwegen, L.P. 2017. Revisionary systematics of the endemic soft coral fauna (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniina) of the Agulhas Bioregion, South Africa. Zootaxa 4363(4): 451–488. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4363.4.1 Reference page.
2018
- Benayahu, Y., van Ofwegen, L.P. & McFadden, C.S. 2018. Evaluating the genus Cespitularia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850 with descriptions of new genera of the family Xeniidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). ZooKeys 754: 63–101. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.754.23368. Reference page.
- Cordeiro, R.T.S. & van Ofwegen, L.P. 2018. A new name for Dendronephthya kukenthali Gravier, 1908 (Octocorallia, Nephtheidae): Dendronephthya perezi nom. n. Zootaxa 4508(4): 576–578. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4508.4.7 Reference page.
- Lau, Y.W., Stokvis, F.R., van Ofwegen, L.P. & Reimer, J.D. 2018. Stolonifera from shallow waters in the north-western Pacific: a description of a new genus and two new species within the Arulidae (Anthozoa, Octocorallia). ZooKeys 790: 1–19. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.790.28875 Reference page.
2019
- Matsumoto, A.K., van Ofwegen, L.P., Bayer, F.M. 2019. A revision of the genus Calcigorgia (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Acanthogorgiidae) with the description of three new species. Zootaxa. 4571: 1–27. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4571.1.1 Reference page.
2020
- Lau, Y.W., Stokvis, F.R., van Ofwegen, L.P. & Reimer, J.D. 2020. Corrigenda: Hanah, a replacement name for Hana Lau, Stokvis, Ofwegen & Reimer, 2018 (preoccupied name). ZooKeys 918: 161–162. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.918.51123 Reference page.
2021
- Breedy, O., van Ofwegen, L., McFadden, C.S. & Murillo-Cruz, C. 2021. Rhodolitica on rhodoliths: a new stoloniferan genus (Anthozoa, Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). Zookeys 1032: 63–77. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1032.63431 Reference page.
References
- Hoeksema, B.W. 2021. In memoriam: Leendert P. van Ofwegen (1953–2021), octocoral taxonomist. Zookeys 1052: 157–187. Reference page.
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