WoRMS name details
Mopsella Gray, 1858
267600 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267600)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Isis dichotoma Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Melithaea dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)
- Species Mopsella amboinensis (Hentschel, 1903) accepted as Melithaea amboinensis (Hentschel, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mopsella atrorubens (Gray, 1870) accepted as Melithaea atrorubens (Gray, 1870) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mopsella aurantia (Esper, 1798) accepted as Melithaea aurantia (Esper, 1798) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mopsella clavigera Ridley, 1884 accepted as Melithaea clavigera (Ridley, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Mopsella dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Melithaea dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mopsella dubia Broch, 1916 accepted as Melithaea dubia (Broch, 1916) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Mopsella ellisii Hickson, 1937 accepted as Melithaea ellisi (Hickson, 1937) (original combination)
- Species Mopsella elongata (Gray, 1859) accepted as Melithaea elongata (Gray, 1859) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mopsella erythraea (Ehrenberg, 1834) accepted as Melithaea erythraea (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mopsella fragilis Broch, 1916 accepted as Melithaea spinosa (Kükenthal, 1909) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Mopsella gracilis Gray, 1859 accepted as Melithaea gracilis (Gray, 1859) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Mopsella hicksoni Thorpe, 1928 accepted as Melithaea thorpeae Reijnen, McFadden, Hermanlimianto & van Ofwegen, 2014 (junior secondary homonym of Melithaea hicksoni (Nutting, 1911))
- Species Mopsella japonica Verrill, 1865 accepted as Melithaea japonica (Verrill, 1865) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Mopsella klunzingeri Kükenthal, 1908 accepted as Melithaea klunzingeri (Kükenthal, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Mopsella planiloca Ridley, 1888 accepted as Melithaea planiloca (Ridley, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Mopsella retifera (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Melithaea retifera (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mopsella robusta (Shann, 1912) accepted as Melithaea robusta (Shann, 1912) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mopsella rubeola (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Melithaea rubeola (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mopsella sanguinea Kükenthal, 1908 accepted as Melithaea sanguinea (Kükenthal, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Mopsella singularis Thomson, 1916 accepted as Melithaea singularis (Thomson, 1916) (original combination)
- Species Mopsella sinuata (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Melithaea sinuata (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mopsella spinosa Kükenthal, 1909 accepted as Melithaea spinosa (Kükenthal, 1909) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Mopsella spongiosa Nutting, 1911 accepted as Melithaea spongiosa (Nutting, 1911) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Mopsella studeri Nutting, 1911 accepted as Melithaea studeri (Nutting, 1911) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Mopsella tenella (Dana, 1846) accepted as Melithaea tenella Dana, 1846 (changed combination)
- Species Mopsella textiformis (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Melithaea textiformis (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mopsella triangulata (Nutting, 1911) accepted as Melithaea triangulata (Nutting, 1911) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mopsella zimmeri Kükenthal, 1908 accepted as Melithaea zimmeri (Kükenthal, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Mopsella australis Gray, 1872 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Mopsella erythracea Milne Edwards (uncertain)
- Species Mopsella rubrinodis Broch, 1916 (uncertain)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J.E. (1857). Synopsis of the families and genera of axiferous zoophytes or barked corals. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 25 (1): 278-294., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32451423
page(s): 284 [details]
page(s): 284 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Mopsella Gray, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267600 on 2024-11-10
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original description
Gray, J.E. (1857). Synopsis of the families and genera of axiferous zoophytes or barked corals. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 25 (1): 278-294., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32451423
page(s): 284 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source Alderslade, P. (2003). A new genus and species of soft coral (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) from Lord Howe Island, Australia. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 345: 19-30., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/220290
page(s): 20 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 65 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Alderslade, P. (1998). Revisionary systematics in the gorgonian family Isididae, with descriptions of numerous new taxa (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> Supplement No. 55: 1-360.
page(s): 8 [details]
additional source Utinomi, H. (1960). A revision of the nomenclature of the family Nephtheidae (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea). I. The genera Capnella, Scleronephthya and Chondronephthya (n.g.). <em>Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory.</em> 8(1): 27-40., available online at https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/174705/1/fia0081_027.pdf
page(s): 28 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1919). Gorgonaria. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer “Valdivia”, 1898–1899.</em> 13, 1–946., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6222923
page(s): 155-159 [details]
additional source Grasshoff, M.; Bargibant, G. (2001). Coral Reef Gorgonians of New Caledonia. IRD Èditions. Paris., pp. 335.
page(s): 80, 83, 318, 319 [details]
additional source Fabricius, K.; Alderslade, P. (2001). Soft Corals and Sea Fans: A Comprehensive Guide to the Shallow-water Genera of the Central-West Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville.</em> pp. 264.
page(s): iv, 57, 170-171, 174-175, 176, 177, 178 [details]
additional source Alderslade, P. N. (1992). Mopsea Lamouroux, 1816 (Cnidaria, Anthozoa): proposed designation of Isis encrinula Lamarck, 1815 as the type species. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 49(2): 104-108
page(s): 106 [details]
source of synonymy Reijnen, B. T.; McFadden, C. S.; Hermanlimianto, Y. T.; van Ofwegen, L. P. (2014). A molecular and morphological exploration of the generic boundaries in the family Melithaeidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) and its taxonomic consequences. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 70: 383-401., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2013.09.028 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 284 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source Alderslade, P. (2003). A new genus and species of soft coral (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) from Lord Howe Island, Australia. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 345: 19-30., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/220290
page(s): 20 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 65 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Alderslade, P. (1998). Revisionary systematics in the gorgonian family Isididae, with descriptions of numerous new taxa (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> Supplement No. 55: 1-360.
page(s): 8 [details]
additional source Utinomi, H. (1960). A revision of the nomenclature of the family Nephtheidae (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea). I. The genera Capnella, Scleronephthya and Chondronephthya (n.g.). <em>Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory.</em> 8(1): 27-40., available online at https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/174705/1/fia0081_027.pdf
page(s): 28 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1919). Gorgonaria. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer “Valdivia”, 1898–1899.</em> 13, 1–946., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6222923
page(s): 155-159 [details]
additional source Grasshoff, M.; Bargibant, G. (2001). Coral Reef Gorgonians of New Caledonia. IRD Èditions. Paris., pp. 335.
page(s): 80, 83, 318, 319 [details]
additional source Fabricius, K.; Alderslade, P. (2001). Soft Corals and Sea Fans: A Comprehensive Guide to the Shallow-water Genera of the Central-West Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville.</em> pp. 264.
page(s): iv, 57, 170-171, 174-175, 176, 177, 178 [details]
additional source Alderslade, P. N. (1992). Mopsea Lamouroux, 1816 (Cnidaria, Anthozoa): proposed designation of Isis encrinula Lamarck, 1815 as the type species. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 49(2): 104-108
page(s): 106 [details]
source of synonymy Reijnen, B. T.; McFadden, C. S.; Hermanlimianto, Y. T.; van Ofwegen, L. P. (2014). A molecular and morphological exploration of the generic boundaries in the family Melithaeidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) and its taxonomic consequences. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 70: 383-401., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2013.09.028 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
