Deep-Sea taxon details
Muriceopsis petila Bayer, 1961
290418 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290418)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065 [details] Available for editors 
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Muriceopsis petila Bayer, 1961. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290418 on 2025-04-04
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Muriceopsis petila Bayer, 1961. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290418 on 2025-04-04
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Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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]
additional source Sánchez, J. A. (2007). A new genus of Atlantic octocorals (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae): systematics of gorgoniids with asymmetric sclerites. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 41(9-12): 493-509., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930701237315
page(s): 499 [details] Available for editors
additional source Sánchez, J. A. (2001). Systematics of the southwestern Caribbean Muriceopsis Aurivillius (Cnidaria: Octocorallia), with the description of a new species. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, 10, 160-180
page(s): 160, 162, 163-165, 171, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178 [details]
additional source Sánchez, J. A.; Wirshing, H. H. (2005). A field key to the identification of tropical western Atlantic zooxanthellate octocorals (Octocorallia: Cnidaria). Caribbean Journal of Science, 41(3): 508-522
page(s): 514, 515, 518 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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]
additional source Sánchez, J. A. (2007). A new genus of Atlantic octocorals (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae): systematics of gorgoniids with asymmetric sclerites. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 41(9-12): 493-509., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930701237315
page(s): 499 [details] Available for editors
additional source Sánchez, J. A. (2001). Systematics of the southwestern Caribbean Muriceopsis Aurivillius (Cnidaria: Octocorallia), with the description of a new species. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, 10, 160-180
page(s): 160, 162, 163-165, 171, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178 [details]
additional source Sánchez, J. A.; Wirshing, H. H. (2005). A field key to the identification of tropical western Atlantic zooxanthellate octocorals (Octocorallia: Cnidaria). Caribbean Journal of Science, 41(3): 508-522
page(s): 514, 515, 518 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
