WoRMS taxon details
Chromonephthea aurantiaca (Verrill, 1865)
289607 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:289607)
accepted
Species
Nephthea aurantiaca Verrill, 1865 · unaccepted (original combination, variant spelling)
Nephthya aurantiaca Verrill, 1865 · unaccepted (original combination)
Spongodes aurantiacum (Verrill, 1866) · unaccepted (changed combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Nephthya aurantiaca Verrill, 1865) Verrill AE. (1866). Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rogers, U.S.N., from 1853 to 1856. Collected by Dr. Wm. Stimpson, naturalist to the Expedition. With Descriptions of some additional Species from the West Coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Essex Institute.</em> 4 (7): 181-196, pls 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34752314
page(s): 191 [details]
page(s): 191 [details]
Holotype MCZ no. 404 (new no. 4208), geounit Chinese...
Holotype MCZ no. 404 (new no. 4208), geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Chromonephthea aurantiaca (Verrill, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289607 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
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(of Nephthya aurantiaca Verrill, 1865) Verrill AE. (1866). Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rogers, U.S.N., from 1853 to 1856. Collected by Dr. Wm. Stimpson, naturalist to the Expedition. With Descriptions of some additional Species from the West Coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Essex Institute.</em> 4 (7): 181-196, pls 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34752314
page(s): 191 [details]
basis of record L.P. van Ofwegen, 2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference van Ofwegen, L.P. (2005). A new genus of nephtheid soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Nephtheidae) from the Indo-Pacific. <em>Zool. Meded. Leiden.</em> 79-4, 30-xi.2005: 1-236, figs 1-177, tabs 1-3.
page(s): 22-25 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 191 [details]
basis of record L.P. van Ofwegen, 2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference van Ofwegen, L.P. (2005). A new genus of nephtheid soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Nephtheidae) from the Indo-Pacific. <em>Zool. Meded. Leiden.</em> 79-4, 30-xi.2005: 1-236, figs 1-177, tabs 1-3.
page(s): 22-25 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
