WoRMS taxon details
Virgularia juncea (Pallas, 1766)
286710 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286710)
accepted
Species
Pennatula juncea Pallas, 1766 · unaccepted (original combination)
Virgularia crispa Pfeffer, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Virgularia microphylla Pfeffer, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Virgularia rigida Moroff, 1902 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Variety Virgularia juncea var. multiflora (uncertain)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pennatula juncea 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): 371-372 [details]
page(s): 371-372 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Virgularia juncea (Pallas, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286710 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pennatula juncea 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): 371-372 [details]
original description (of Virgularia microphylla Pfeffer, 1886) Pfeffer, G. (1886). Neue Pennatuliden des Hamburgers Naturhistorischen Museums. <em>Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten.</em> 3: 53-61., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7674335
page(s): 57 [details]
original description (of Virgularia crispa Pfeffer, 1886) Pfeffer, G. (1886). Neue Pennatuliden des Hamburgers Naturhistorischen Museums. <em>Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten.</em> 3: 53-61., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7674335
page(s): 57-59 [details]
original description (of Virgularia rigida Moroff, 1902) Moroff, T. (1902). Studien über Octocorallien. I. Ueber die Pennatulaceen des Münchener Museums. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher (Syst.).</em> 17: 363-403, plates 14-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27412613
page(s): 389-390 [details]
basis of record G.C. Williams and J. van der Land (eds), update 2004-2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 371-372 [details]
original description (of Virgularia microphylla Pfeffer, 1886) Pfeffer, G. (1886). Neue Pennatuliden des Hamburgers Naturhistorischen Museums. <em>Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten.</em> 3: 53-61., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7674335
page(s): 57 [details]
original description (of Virgularia crispa Pfeffer, 1886) Pfeffer, G. (1886). Neue Pennatuliden des Hamburgers Naturhistorischen Museums. <em>Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten.</em> 3: 53-61., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7674335
page(s): 57-59 [details]
original description (of Virgularia rigida Moroff, 1902) Moroff, T. (1902). Studien über Octocorallien. I. Ueber die Pennatulaceen des Münchener Museums. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher (Syst.).</em> 17: 363-403, plates 14-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27412613
page(s): 389-390 [details]
basis of record G.C. Williams and J. van der Land (eds), update 2004-2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1915). Pennatularia. Das Tierreich. 43: 1-132., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/900948
page(s): 77 [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1999). Index Pennatulacea: annotated bibliography and indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the World 1469-1999. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 51(2): 19-103. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 46 [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1990). The Pennatulacea of southern Africa (Coelenterata, Anthozoa). <em>Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum.</em> 99:31-119., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40684114
page(s): 31, 94 [details]
additional source Tixier-Durivault, A.; d'Hondt, M-J. (1974). Nouvelles recoltes d'Octocoralliaires a Madagascar. <em>Tethys.</em> 5(2-3): 251-266., available online at http://paleopolis.rediris.es/benthos/REF/som/T-pdf/1973_5-2-251.pdf
page(s): 261-262 [details]
additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1972). Nouvel apport d'Octocoralliares de Madagascar et des iles avoisinantes. <em>Tethys.</em> Suppl. 3: 11-68., available online at http://paleopolis.rediris.es/benthos/REF/som/T-pdf/1972_s3-11.pdf
page(s): 16, 53, 65 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1970). Les Octocoralliaires de Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>L'Expédition française sur les récifs coralliens de la Nouvelle-Calédonie organisée sous l'égide de la fondation Singer-Polignac 1960-1963.</em> 4: 171-350.
page(s): 336 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Thomson, J.A.; Simpson, J.J. (1909). An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship 'Investigator' in the Indian Ocean. II. The alcyonarians of the littoral area. <em>Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.</em> 2: 1-319, 9 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8350460
page(s): 280 [details]
additional source Hickson, S.J. (1916). The Pennatulacea of the Siboga Expedition with a general survey of the order. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 14: 1-265, plates 1-10., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822010548360&view=1up&seq=7
page(s): 160-164 [details]
additional source Gray, J.E. (1860). II. Revision of the family Pennatulidae, with descriptions of some new species in the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany and Geology, Series 3.</em> 5(25-30): 20-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18658338
page(s): 21 [details]
additional source Hickson, S.J. (1930). Some Alcyonarians from the Eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1930(14): 209-227, plates 1-3.
page(s): 224 [details]
additional source Kölliker, A. von. (1870). Anatomisch-systematische Beschreibung der Alcyonarien. Erste Abtheilung: Die Pennatuliden. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 7: 487-602., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16209642
page(s): 546-550 [details]
additional source Song, J. I.; Lee, I. (1998). Fauna of the anthozoans from adjacent waters of Geojedo Island in Korea. Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology, 14(3): 229-242
page(s): 233 [details]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1959). The alcyonarian and black corals (Anthozoa, Octocorallia and Antipatharia) described and figured by G.E. Rumphius. H. C. D. de Wit (eds.). Uitgeverij en Drukkerij Hollandia N.V. Baarn, pp. 225-247
page(s): 242 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Imahara, Y.; Ogawa, K. (2006). Rediscovery of Virgularia juncea (Octocorallia, Pennatulacea) from a tidal marsh in Okinawa, with a short note on its peculiar behavior. Proceedings of the Tenth International Coral Reef Symposium, 9-13
page(s): 9, 10, 11, 12 [details]
additional source Rho, B. J.; Song, J. I. (1976). A study on the classification of the Korean Anthozoa 1. Gorgonacea and Pennatulacea. Journal of Korean Research Institute for Better Living, 17, 71-92
page(s): 11, 73, 81, 83, 86, Pl. 5 [details]
additional source Imahara, Y. (1996). Previously recorded octocorals from Japan and adjacent seas. Precious Corals and Octocoral Research, 4-mei, 17-44
page(s): 37 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W.; Broch, H. (1911). Pennatulacea. <em>Wissensch. Ergebn. Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition "Valdivia".</em> 13(1), 2: i-iv + 113-576, plates 13-29.
page(s): 343-345 [details]
additional source Williams G.C. (1995). Living genera of sea pens (Coelenterata: Pennatulacea): illustrated key and synopses. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 113, pp. 93-140.
page(s): 125 [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1999). Index Pennatulacea: annotated bibliography and indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the World 1469-1999. <em>Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci.</em> 51(2): 19-103, 1 fig., 14 plates. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kükenthal, W. (1915). Pennatularia. Das Tierreich. 43: 1-132., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/900948
page(s): 77 [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1999). Index Pennatulacea: annotated bibliography and indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the World 1469-1999. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 51(2): 19-103. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 46 [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1990). The Pennatulacea of southern Africa (Coelenterata, Anthozoa). <em>Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum.</em> 99:31-119., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40684114
page(s): 31, 94 [details]
additional source Tixier-Durivault, A.; d'Hondt, M-J. (1974). Nouvelles recoltes d'Octocoralliaires a Madagascar. <em>Tethys.</em> 5(2-3): 251-266., available online at http://paleopolis.rediris.es/benthos/REF/som/T-pdf/1973_5-2-251.pdf
page(s): 261-262 [details]
additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1972). Nouvel apport d'Octocoralliares de Madagascar et des iles avoisinantes. <em>Tethys.</em> Suppl. 3: 11-68., available online at http://paleopolis.rediris.es/benthos/REF/som/T-pdf/1972_s3-11.pdf
page(s): 16, 53, 65 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1970). Les Octocoralliaires de Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>L'Expédition française sur les récifs coralliens de la Nouvelle-Calédonie organisée sous l'égide de la fondation Singer-Polignac 1960-1963.</em> 4: 171-350.
page(s): 336 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Thomson, J.A.; Simpson, J.J. (1909). An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship 'Investigator' in the Indian Ocean. II. The alcyonarians of the littoral area. <em>Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.</em> 2: 1-319, 9 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8350460
page(s): 280 [details]
additional source Hickson, S.J. (1916). The Pennatulacea of the Siboga Expedition with a general survey of the order. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 14: 1-265, plates 1-10., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822010548360&view=1up&seq=7
page(s): 160-164 [details]
additional source Gray, J.E. (1860). II. Revision of the family Pennatulidae, with descriptions of some new species in the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany and Geology, Series 3.</em> 5(25-30): 20-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18658338
page(s): 21 [details]
additional source Hickson, S.J. (1930). Some Alcyonarians from the Eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1930(14): 209-227, plates 1-3.
page(s): 224 [details]
additional source Kölliker, A. von. (1870). Anatomisch-systematische Beschreibung der Alcyonarien. Erste Abtheilung: Die Pennatuliden. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 7: 487-602., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16209642
page(s): 546-550 [details]
additional source Song, J. I.; Lee, I. (1998). Fauna of the anthozoans from adjacent waters of Geojedo Island in Korea. Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology, 14(3): 229-242
page(s): 233 [details]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1959). The alcyonarian and black corals (Anthozoa, Octocorallia and Antipatharia) described and figured by G.E. Rumphius. H. C. D. de Wit (eds.). Uitgeverij en Drukkerij Hollandia N.V. Baarn, pp. 225-247
page(s): 242 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Imahara, Y.; Ogawa, K. (2006). Rediscovery of Virgularia juncea (Octocorallia, Pennatulacea) from a tidal marsh in Okinawa, with a short note on its peculiar behavior. Proceedings of the Tenth International Coral Reef Symposium, 9-13
page(s): 9, 10, 11, 12 [details]
additional source Rho, B. J.; Song, J. I. (1976). A study on the classification of the Korean Anthozoa 1. Gorgonacea and Pennatulacea. Journal of Korean Research Institute for Better Living, 17, 71-92
page(s): 11, 73, 81, 83, 86, Pl. 5 [details]
additional source Imahara, Y. (1996). Previously recorded octocorals from Japan and adjacent seas. Precious Corals and Octocoral Research, 4-mei, 17-44
page(s): 37 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W.; Broch, H. (1911). Pennatulacea. <em>Wissensch. Ergebn. Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition "Valdivia".</em> 13(1), 2: i-iv + 113-576, plates 13-29.
page(s): 343-345 [details]
additional source Williams G.C. (1995). Living genera of sea pens (Coelenterata: Pennatulacea): illustrated key and synopses. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 113, pp. 93-140.
page(s): 125 [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1999). Index Pennatulacea: annotated bibliography and indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the World 1469-1999. <em>Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci.</em> 51(2): 19-103, 1 fig., 14 plates. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype EWNHM, geounit South Korean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype UAZM Coel-3657, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype UAZM Coel-3658, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype UAZM Coel-3659, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype UAZM Coel-3660 [details]
Nontype UMUTZ Coel-P-34, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WMNH OCT-8019, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WMNH Oct-8020, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WMNH Oct-8021, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WMNH Oct-8022, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WMNH Oct-8023, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WMNH Oct-8024, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WMNH Oct-8025, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WMNH Oct-8026, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WMNH Oct-8027, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WMNH Oct-8028, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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| Japanese | マヒルノヤナギウミエラ | [details] |
