WoRMS name details
Morchellana spinosa (Gray, 1862)
1345860 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1345860)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Morchellana Gray, 1862 accepted as Dendronephthya Kükenthal, 1905
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Spoggodes spinosa Gray, 1862) Gray, J.E. (1862). Description of some new species of <i>Spoggodes</i> and a new allied genus (<i>Morchellana</i>) in the collection of the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of natural History.</em> 10: 69-73., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22162237
page(s): 70 [details]
page(s): 70 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Morchellana spinosa (Gray, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1345860 on 2025-04-06
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(of Spoggodes spinosa Gray, 1862) Gray, J.E. (1862). Description of some new species of <i>Spoggodes</i> and a new allied genus (<i>Morchellana</i>) in the collection of the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of natural History.</em> 10: 69-73., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22162237
page(s): 70 [details]
basis of record Tixier-Durivault, A.; Prevorsek, M. (1962). Le genre Morchellana (Alcyonaria, Nephtheidae). <em>Skrifter udgivet af Universitetets Zoologiske Museum, Kobenhavn.</em> 19: 1-237.
page(s): 62-63 [details]
page(s): 70 [details]
basis of record Tixier-Durivault, A.; Prevorsek, M. (1962). Le genre Morchellana (Alcyonaria, Nephtheidae). <em>Skrifter udgivet af Universitetets Zoologiske Museum, Kobenhavn.</em> 19: 1-237.
page(s): 62-63 [details]
