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Sclerophytum palmatum Pratt, 1903

1342618  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1342618)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
  7. Sarcophytidae (Family)
  8. Sclerophytum (Genus)
  9. Sclerophytum palmatum (Species)
 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Pratt, E.M. (1903). The Alcyonaria of the Maldives. Part II. The genera Sarcophytum, Lobophytum, Sclerophytum and Alcyonium. <em>The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagos.</em> 2(1): 503-539, plates 28-31., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11165236
page(s): 525-527 [details] 
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Sclerophytum palmatum Pratt, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1342618 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature

original description Pratt, E.M. (1903). The Alcyonaria of the Maldives. Part II. The genera Sarcophytum, Lobophytum, Sclerophytum and Alcyonium. <em>The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagos.</em> 2(1): 503-539, plates 28-31., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11165236
page(s): 525-527 [details] 

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Verseveldt, J. (1980). A revision of the genus Sinularia May (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden.</em> 179: 1-128, plates1-38.
page(s): 25-28 [details] 

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Pratt, E.M. (1905). Report on some Alcyoniidae collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>Ceylon Pearl Oyster Fisheries Supplementary Reports.</em> XIX: 247-266, plates 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19654123
page(s): 255 [details] 

additional source Shann, E.W. (1912). Observations on some Alcyonaria from Singapore, with a brief discussion on the classification of the family Nephthyidae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1912 (3-4): 505-527, plates 61-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43069379
page(s): 507, 508, 527, Plate LXII, Plate LXIII [details] 


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