WoRMS name details
Spongodes biformata Harrison, 1908
1345702 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1345702)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Spongodes Lesson, 1831 accepted as Dendronephthya Kükenthal, 1905
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Harrison, R.M. (1908). Some new Alcyonaria from the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Preliminary Notice. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology.</em> 30: 185-190., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31567513
page(s): 186 [details]
page(s): 186 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Spongodes biformata Harrison, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1345702 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Harrison, R.M. (1908). Some new Alcyonaria from the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Preliminary Notice. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology.</em> 30: 185-190., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31567513
page(s): 186 [details]
basis of record Tixier-Durivault, A.; Prevorsek, M. (1960). Le genre Roxasia (Alcyonaria, Nephtheidae). <em>Skrifter udgivet af Universitetets Zoologiske Museum, Kobenhavn.</em> 18: 1-295.
page(s): 121 [details]
page(s): 186 [details]
basis of record Tixier-Durivault, A.; Prevorsek, M. (1960). Le genre Roxasia (Alcyonaria, Nephtheidae). <em>Skrifter udgivet af Universitetets Zoologiske Museum, Kobenhavn.</em> 18: 1-295.
page(s): 121 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Harrison, R.M. (1909). On some new alcyonarians from the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with a discussion of the genera Spongodes, Siphonogorgia, Chironephthya, and Solenocaulon. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology, ser. 2.</em> 11: 17-44, plates 3-7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16393478
page(s): 28-29 [details]
page(s): 28-29 [details]
Other
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): 123 [details]
page(s): 123 [details]