WoRMS name details
Alcyonium cydonium Linnaeus, 1767
189887 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:189887)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1295 [details]
page(s): 1295 [details]
Type locality contained in North Sea
type locality contained in North Sea [details]
WoRMS (2024). Alcyonium cydonium Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=189887 on 2024-11-21
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Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1295 [details]
additional source Jameson, R. (1811). Catalogue of animals of the class Vermes found in the Firth of Forth, and other parts of Scotland, <B><I>in</I></B>: (1811). <i>Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural-History Society 1.</i> pp. 556-565 (Edinburgh, Neill & Co.) (look up in IMIS)
note: Just a list [details]
additional source Hartmeyer, R. (1916). Zur Deutung einiger Alcyonium-Arten. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Gesellsch. naturf. Freunde, Berlin.</em> 8: 245-259.
page(s): 248-249 [details]
additional source Müller, O.F. (1788). Zoologia Danica sev Animalivm Daniae et Norvegiae rariorvm ac minvs notorvm Descriptiones et Historia. <em>Volvmen Primvm Explicationi iconvm fascicvli primi.</em> Vol. 1 [1788]: i-v, 1-52, pls. 1-40; Vol. 2 [1788]: [1-3], 1-56, pls. 41-80; Vol. 3 [1789]: 1-71, pls. 81-120; Vol. 4 [1806]: [1-5], 1-46, pls. 121-160. Havniae [Copenhague], N. Möller [vol. 1-3], N. Chrstensen [vol. 4]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/49477
page(s): vol. 3, 1-2; note: Misapplication, the image is clearly an octocoral, probably Alcyonium digitatum. [details]
page(s): 1295 [details]
additional source Jameson, R. (1811). Catalogue of animals of the class Vermes found in the Firth of Forth, and other parts of Scotland, <B><I>in</I></B>: (1811). <i>Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural-History Society 1.</i> pp. 556-565 (Edinburgh, Neill & Co.) (look up in IMIS)
note: Just a list [details]
additional source Hartmeyer, R. (1916). Zur Deutung einiger Alcyonium-Arten. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Gesellsch. naturf. Freunde, Berlin.</em> 8: 245-259.
page(s): 248-249 [details]
additional source Müller, O.F. (1788). Zoologia Danica sev Animalivm Daniae et Norvegiae rariorvm ac minvs notorvm Descriptiones et Historia. <em>Volvmen Primvm Explicationi iconvm fascicvli primi.</em> Vol. 1 [1788]: i-v, 1-52, pls. 1-40; Vol. 2 [1788]: [1-3], 1-56, pls. 41-80; Vol. 3 [1789]: 1-71, pls. 81-120; Vol. 4 [1806]: [1-5], 1-46, pls. 121-160. Havniae [Copenhague], N. Möller [vol. 1-3], N. Chrstensen [vol. 4]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/49477
page(s): vol. 3, 1-2; note: Misapplication, the image is clearly an octocoral, probably Alcyonium digitatum. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Identification Pallas' Alcyonium cotoneum is a senior synonym and has priority over Linnaeus' name, but Pallas' name has not been used after 1899 and became a nomen oblitum (ICZN art. 23.9.1-2). [details]
