WoRMS name details
Nephthea tenuis (Kükenthal, 1896)
288687 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288687)
unaccepted (changed combination)
Species
Nephthea Audouin, 1828 accepted as Litophyton Forskål, 1775
Nephthya tenuis (Kükenthal, 1895) · unaccepted (changed combination, variant spelling)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Spongodes tenuis Kükenthal, 1895) Kükenthal, W. (1895). Alcyonaceen von Ternate. Fam. Nephthyidae Verrill. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 18(488-489): 426-442., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9728769
page(s): 434 [details]
page(s): 434 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Nephthea tenuis (Kükenthal, 1896). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288687 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
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(of Spongodes tenuis Kükenthal, 1895) Kükenthal, W. (1895). Alcyonaceen von Ternate. Fam. Nephthyidae Verrill. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 18(488-489): 426-442., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9728769
page(s): 434 [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]
new combination reference van Ofwegen, L.P. (2016). The genus Litophyton Forskål, 1775 (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Nephtheidae) in the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 567: 1-128., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.567.7212 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 434 [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]
new combination reference van Ofwegen, L.P. (2016). The genus Litophyton Forskål, 1775 (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Nephtheidae) in the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 567: 1-128., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.567.7212 [details] Available for editors

Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Verseveldt, J. (1973). Octocorallia from north-western Madagascar (Part IIIC). <em>Koninkl. Nederl. Akademie van Wetenschappen - Amsterdam, Proceedings Ser. C.</em> 76(2): 141-157.
page(s): 147 [details]
additional source van Ofwegen, L.P. (1996). Octocorallia from the Bismarck Sea (part II). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 70(13): 207-215.
page(s): 209 [details]
additional source Verseveldt, J. (1973). Octocorallia from north-western Madagascar (Part IIIC). <em>Koninkl. Nederl. Akademie van Wetenschappen - Amsterdam, Proceedings Ser. C.</em> 76(2): 141-157.
page(s): 147 [details]
additional source van Ofwegen, L.P. (1996). Octocorallia from the Bismarck Sea (part II). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 70(13): 207-215.
page(s): 209 [details]