WoRMS taxon details
Pseudopterogorgia oppositipinna (Ridley, 1888)
290904 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290904)
accepted
Species
Gorgonia oppositipinna Ridley, 1888 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Pseudopterogorgia oppositipinna typica (Ridley, 1888) · alternative representation
Pterogorgia oppositipinna (Ridley, 1888) · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Pseudopterogorgia oppositipinna parvispiculata Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919 accepted as Pseudopterogorgia oppositipinna var. parvispiculata Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subspecies Pseudopterogorgia oppositipinna typica (Ridley, 1888) represented as Pseudopterogorgia oppositipinna (Ridley, 1888)
- Variety Pseudopterogorgia oppositipinna var. parvispiculata Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919 (uncertain)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gorgonia oppositipinna Ridley, 1888) Ridley, S.O. (1888). Report on the alcyoniid and gorgoniid Alcyonaria of the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 21: 223-247, plates 17-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31656441
page(s): 238-240 [details]
page(s): 238-240 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Pseudopterogorgia oppositipinna (Ridley, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290904 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gorgonia oppositipinna Ridley, 1888) Ridley, S.O. (1888). Report on the alcyoniid and gorgoniid Alcyonaria of the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 21: 223-247, plates 17-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31656441
page(s): 238-240 [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]
page(s): 238-240 [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]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 355 [details] Available for editors
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additional source 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
page(s): 224 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Williams, G. C.; Lindo, K. G. (1997). A review of the octocorallian genus Leptogorgia (Anthozoa: Gorgoniidae) in the Indian Ocean and Subantarctic, with description of a new species and comparisons with related taxa. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 49, 499–521.
page(s): 517 [details]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1958). Further remarks on the geographical distribution of Gorgoniidae. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 48(12): 394-396.
page(s): 394, 395 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Ramvilas, G.; Alderslade, P.; Ranjeet, K. (2023). The taxonomy of Indian gorgonians: an assessment of the descriptive records of gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) recorded as occurring in the territorial waters of India, along with neighboring regions and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the highlighting of perceived unethical practice. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5236: 1-124., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5236.1.1
page(s): 81 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 355 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source 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
page(s): 224 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Williams, G. C.; Lindo, K. G. (1997). A review of the octocorallian genus Leptogorgia (Anthozoa: Gorgoniidae) in the Indian Ocean and Subantarctic, with description of a new species and comparisons with related taxa. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 49, 499–521.
page(s): 517 [details]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1958). Further remarks on the geographical distribution of Gorgoniidae. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 48(12): 394-396.
page(s): 394, 395 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Ramvilas, G.; Alderslade, P.; Ranjeet, K. (2023). The taxonomy of Indian gorgonians: an assessment of the descriptive records of gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) recorded as occurring in the territorial waters of India, along with neighboring regions and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the highlighting of perceived unethical practice. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5236: 1-124., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5236.1.1
page(s): 81 [details]
