| Ref. | Description | Named Used | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 833 | Ruppert, E.E., R.S. Fox and R.D. Barnes 2004 Invertebrate Zoology. A functional evolutionary approach. 7th Ed. | Leptogorgia cardinalis | |
| 1663 | Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko 2003 Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophore, Second Edition. | Leptogorgia cardinalis | 65 |
| 109199 | Cairns, S.D. and F.M. Bayer 2009 Octocorallia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. | Leptogorgia cardinalis | 328 |
| 110471 | Smithsonian Institution 2016 Leptogorgia cardinalis (Bayer, 1961). | Leptogorgia cardinalis |