WoRMS taxon details
Clavularia crassa (Milne Edwards, 1848)
125338 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125338)
accepted
Species
Anthelia crassa (Milne Edwards, 1848) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Anthelia petricola (Kowalevsky & Marion, 1883) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Clavularia inordinata Tixier-Durivault & Lafargue, 1968 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Clavularia ochracea von Koch, 1878 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Clavularia petricola Kowalevsky & Marion, 1882 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Clavularia steveninoae d'Hondt & Tixier-Durivault, 1975 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cornularia crassa Milne Edwards, 1848 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cornularia crassa Milne Edwards, 1848) Milne Edwards, H. (1836-1849). Les Zoophytes. In: G. Cuvier, ed., Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux, et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée, Ed. 3, Tome 11 [Atlas]: 97 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42719158
page(s): plate 65 [details]
page(s): plate 65 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Clavularia crassa (Milne Edwards, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125338 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Clavularia inordinata Tixier-Durivault & Lafargue, 1968) Tixier-Durivault, A.; Lafargue, F. (1968). Quelques Octocoralliaires des cotes Francaises. <em>Bulletin de la Museum Nationale d'Histoire naturelle Paris, Ser. 2.</em> 40(3): 621-629., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55343788
page(s): 622 [details]
original description (of Clavularia steveninoae d'Hondt & Tixier-Durivault, 1975) d'Hondt, M-J.; Tixier-Dirivault, A. (1975). Clavularia steveninoae n. sp., nouvel octocoralliaire stolonifera de Méditerranée. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 26: 585-592., available online at http://application.sb-roscoff.fr/cbm/downloadpdf.htm?execution=e5s1 [details]
original description (of Clavularia ochracea von Koch, 1878) Koch, G. von. (1879). Bemerkungen über das Skelet der Korallen. <em>Morphologisches Jahrbuch.</em> 5: 316-323, plate 20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12631300
page(s): 320 [details]
original description (of Clavularia petricola Kowalevsky & Marion, 1882) Kowalevsky, A.; Marion, A.F. (1882). Sur le developpement des Alcyonaires. <em>Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences.</em> 95: 562-565., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36331694
page(s): 564 [details]
original description (of Cornularia crassa Milne Edwards, 1848) Milne Edwards, H. (1836-1849). Les Zoophytes. In: G. Cuvier, ed., Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux, et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée, Ed. 3, Tome 11 [Atlas]: 97 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42719158
page(s): plate 65 [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 622 [details]
original description (of Clavularia steveninoae d'Hondt & Tixier-Durivault, 1975) d'Hondt, M-J.; Tixier-Dirivault, A. (1975). Clavularia steveninoae n. sp., nouvel octocoralliaire stolonifera de Méditerranée. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 26: 585-592., available online at http://application.sb-roscoff.fr/cbm/downloadpdf.htm?execution=e5s1 [details]
original description (of Clavularia ochracea von Koch, 1878) Koch, G. von. (1879). Bemerkungen über das Skelet der Korallen. <em>Morphologisches Jahrbuch.</em> 5: 316-323, plate 20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12631300
page(s): 320 [details]
original description (of Clavularia petricola Kowalevsky & Marion, 1882) Kowalevsky, A.; Marion, A.F. (1882). Sur le developpement des Alcyonaires. <em>Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences.</em> 95: 562-565., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36331694
page(s): 564 [details]
original description (of Cornularia crassa Milne Edwards, 1848) Milne Edwards, H. (1836-1849). Les Zoophytes. In: G. Cuvier, ed., Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux, et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée, Ed. 3, Tome 11 [Atlas]: 97 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42719158
page(s): plate 65 [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Weinberg, S. (1978). Revision of the common Octocorallia of the Mediterranean circalittoral. III. Stolonifera. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 27(338): 139-176.
page(s): 144-147 [details]
page(s): 144-147 [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Weinberg, S. (1986). Mediterranean Octocorallia: description of Clavularia carpediem n. sp. and synonymy of Clavularia crassa and C. ochracea on etho-ecological grounds. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 56(2): 232-246.
page(s): 232, 233, 236, 244-245 [details]
additional source Benayahu, Y.; Achituv, Y.; Berner, T. (1988). Embryogenesis and acquisition of algal symbionts by planulae of Xenia umbellata (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea). Marine Biology, 100, 93-101
page(s): 100 [details]
additional source Benayahu, Y.; Loya, Y. (1983). Surface brooding in the Red Sea soft coral Parerythropodium fulvum fulvum (Forskål, 1775). Biological Bulletin, 165, 353-369
page(s): 367 [details]
additional source Weinberg, S. (1986). Mediterranean Octocorallia: description of Clavularia carpediem n. sp. and synonymy of Clavularia crassa and C. ochracea on etho-ecological grounds. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 56(2): 232-246.
page(s): 232, 233, 236, 244-245 [details]
additional source Benayahu, Y.; Achituv, Y.; Berner, T. (1988). Embryogenesis and acquisition of algal symbionts by planulae of Xenia umbellata (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea). Marine Biology, 100, 93-101
page(s): 100 [details]
additional source Benayahu, Y.; Loya, Y. (1983). Surface brooding in the Red Sea soft coral Parerythropodium fulvum fulvum (Forskål, 1775). Biological Bulletin, 165, 353-369
page(s): 367 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Clavularia steveninoae d'Hondt & Tixier-Durivault, 1975)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Clavularia ochracea von Koch, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Clavularia petricola Kowalevsky & Marion, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clavularia crassa)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Cornularia crassa Milne Edwards, 1848)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To MNHN Type collection (IK 2000-176) (from synonym Clavularia inordinata Tixier-Durivault & Lafargue, 1968)
To MNHN Type collection (IK 2000-178) (from synonym Clavularia steveninoae d'Hondt & Tixier-Durivault, 1975)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Clavularia ochracea von Koch, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Clavularia steveninoae d'Hondt & Tixier-Durivault, 1975)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Clavularia ochracea von Koch, 1878)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Clavularia petricola Kowalevsky & Marion, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clavularia crassa)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 31 proteins) (from synonym Cornularia crassa Milne Edwards, 1848)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To MNHN Type collection (IK 2000-176) (from synonym Clavularia inordinata Tixier-Durivault & Lafargue, 1968)
To MNHN Type collection (IK 2000-178) (from synonym Clavularia steveninoae d'Hondt & Tixier-Durivault, 1975)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Clavularia ochracea von Koch, 1878)
