WoRMS name details

Wrightella variabilis Thomson & Henderson, 1906

288401  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288401)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
  7. Melithaeidae (Family)
  8. Melithaeinae (Subfamily)
  9. Wrightella (Genus)
  10. Wrightella variabilis (Species)
 unaccepted (junior secondary homonym of Melithaea variabilis (Hickson, 1905))
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Thomson, J.A.; Henderson, W.D. (1906). The marine fauna of Zanzibar and British East Africa, from collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., B.Sc., F.Z.S., in the years 1901 and 1902 -- Alcyonaria. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1906, 393-442, plates 26-31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32051773
page(s): 431 [details] 
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Wrightella variabilis Thomson & Henderson, 1906. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288401 on 2025-03-17
Date
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2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2010-09-17 06:17:46Z
checked
van Ofwegen, Leen
2014-01-10 09:03:38Z
changed
van Ofwegen, Leen
2021-03-27 23:54:44Z
changed
McFadden, Cathy
2021-04-21 03:21:09Z
changed
McFadden, Cathy

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Nomenclature

original description Thomson, J.A.; Henderson, W.D. (1906). The marine fauna of Zanzibar and British East Africa, from collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., B.Sc., F.Z.S., in the years 1901 and 1902 -- Alcyonaria. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1906, 393-442, plates 26-31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32051773
page(s): 431 [details] 

basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Taxonomy

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  PDF available [request]

Other

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

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) 

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