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Lophogorgia purpurea (Pallas, 1766)

1564386  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1564386)

  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 purpurea (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gorgonia purpurea 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): 187-188 [details] OpenAccess publication
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Lophogorgia purpurea (Pallas, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1564386 on 2025-04-04
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2014-05-29 10:34:41Z
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Fautin, Daphne
2022-06-29 03:18:50Z
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McFadden, Cathy

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Nomenclature

original description (of Gorgonia purpurea 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): 187-188 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

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): 339 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]


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