WoRMS taxon details
Sclerophytum hirtum Pratt, 1903
1342624 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1342624)
accepted
Species
Sinularia hirta (Pratt, 1903) · unaccepted > superseded combination
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): 522-524 [details]
page(s): 522-524 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Sclerophytum hirtum Pratt, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1342624 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
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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): 522-524 [details]
basis of record Verseveldt, J. (1980). A revision of the genus Sinularia May (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden.</em> 179: 1-128, plates1-38.
page(s): 71 [details]
new combination reference McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Quattrini, A.M. (2022). Revisionary systematics of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) guided by phylogenomics. <em>Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists.</em> 1(3), 8735, pp. 1-79., available online at https://ssbbulletin.org/index.php/bssb/article/view/8735
page(s): 45 [details]
page(s): 522-524 [details]
basis of record Verseveldt, J. (1980). A revision of the genus Sinularia May (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden.</em> 179: 1-128, plates1-38.
page(s): 71 [details]
new combination reference McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Quattrini, A.M. (2022). Revisionary systematics of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) guided by phylogenomics. <em>Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists.</em> 1(3), 8735, pp. 1-79., available online at https://ssbbulletin.org/index.php/bssb/article/view/8735
page(s): 45 [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Thomson, J.A.; Henderson, W.D. (1906). The marine fauna of Zanzibar and British East Africa, from collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., B.Sc., F.Z.S., in the years 1901 and 1902 -- Alcyonaria. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1906, 393-442, plates 26-31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32051773
page(s): 419 [details]
additional source Thomson, J.A.; Simpson, J.J. (1909). An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship 'Investigator' in the Indian Ocean. II. The alcyonarians of the littoral area. <em>Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.</em> 2: 1-319, 9 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8350460
page(s): 5 [details]
additional source Thomson, J.A.; Henderson, W.D. (1906). The marine fauna of Zanzibar and British East Africa, from collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., B.Sc., F.Z.S., in the years 1901 and 1902 -- Alcyonaria. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1906, 393-442, plates 26-31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32051773
page(s): 419 [details]
additional source Thomson, J.A.; Simpson, J.J. (1909). An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship 'Investigator' in the Indian Ocean. II. The alcyonarians of the littoral area. <em>Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.</em> 2: 1-319, 9 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8350460
page(s): 5 [details]





Nontype (of Sinularia hirta (Pratt, 1903)) MNHN, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Sinularia hirta (Pratt, 1903)) MNHN, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes) (from synonym Sinularia hirta (Pratt, 1903))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sinularia hirta (Pratt, 1903))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sinularia hirta) (from synonym Sinularia hirta (Pratt, 1903))
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 20 proteins)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 20 proteins) (from synonym Sinularia hirta (Pratt, 1903))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sinularia hirta (Pratt, 1903))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sinularia hirta) (from synonym Sinularia hirta (Pratt, 1903))
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 20 proteins)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 20 proteins) (from synonym Sinularia hirta (Pratt, 1903))
From editor or global species database
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