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Chironephthya retractilis Harrison, 1908

1346562  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1346562)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
  7. Siphonogorgiidae (Family)
  8. Chironephthya (Genus)
  9. Chironephthya retractilis (Species)
 unaccepted (original combination)
Species
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): 189 [details] 
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Chironephthya retractilis Harrison, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1346562 on 2025-04-05
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2019-05-14 20:14:43Z
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McFadden, Cathy
2021-01-12 03:43:06Z
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McFadden, Cathy

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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): 189 [details] 

basis of record Tixier-Durivault, A. (1940). Note sur Chironephthya retractilis Harris et l'axe des spicules des Alcyonaires. <em>Bulletin de la Museum Nationale d'Histoire naturelle Paris, Ser. 2.</em> 12(7): 442-448., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54586860 [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): 37 [details] 


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