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Lophogorgia violacea (Pallas, 1766)

1348822  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1348822)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
  7. Gorgoniidae (Family)
  8. Lophogorgia (Genus)
  9. Lophogorgia violacea (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gorgonia violacea Pallas, 1766) Pallas, P. S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. [List of zoophytes containing general outlines of genera and brief descriptions of known species, with selected synonyms of the authors.]. <em>Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae.</em> 451 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6019361
page(s): 176-177 [details] OpenAccess publication
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Lophogorgia violacea (Pallas, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1348822 on 2025-04-01
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2019-05-29 21:07:54Z
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Hoeksema, Bert
2022-04-10 02:57:41Z
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McFadden, Cathy

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Nomenclature

original description (of Gorgonia violacea Pallas, 1766) Pallas, P. S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. [List of zoophytes containing general outlines of genera and brief descriptions of known species, with selected synonyms of the authors.]. <em>Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae.</em> 451 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6019361
page(s): 176-177 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Bayer, F. M. (1959). Octocorals from Surinam and adjacent coasts of South America. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Suriname and other Guyanas.</em> 3 (1):1-43., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/881
page(s): 19 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

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

additional source Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065
page(s): 5, 196, 199, 200, 325, Pl. VII [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]


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