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Breedy, O.; Guzman, H. M. (2015). A revision of the genus Muricea Lamouroux, 1821 (Anthozoa, Octocorallia) in the eastern Pacific. Part I: Eumuricea Verrill, 1869 revisited. ZooKeys. 537: 1-32.
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Breedy, O.; Guzman, H. M.
2015
A revision of the genus Muricea Lamouroux, 1821 (Anthozoa, Octocorallia) in the eastern Pacific. Part I: Eumuricea Verrill, 1869 revisited
ZooKeys
537: 1-32
Publication
Muricea is an amphi-American genus. Verrill proposed dividing the species from the Pacific Ocean into three genera and established the genus Eumuricea for five eastern Pacific species with tubular calyces. Eumuricea is basically characterized by colonies with elongate, cylindrical calyces with truncate margins and star-like opercula, and the occurrence of unilateral spinous spindles. According to these characteristics, Eumuricea does not show enough difference from Muricea to be treated as a separate genus. Original type material of Eumuricea was morphologically analysed and illustrated using optical and scanning electron microscopy. We conclude that the eastern Pacific species should be placed in the genus Muricea and form a group characterised by tubular calyces that comprises four species at present, M. acervata, M. hispida, M. squarrosa, and M. tubigera and a dubious species M. horrida. Lectotypes were designated for M. squarrosa and M. hispida to establish their taxonomic status. The genus Eumuricea has also been misunderstood by former authors who erroneously assigned species to it. For these species we propose new combinations: Swiftia pusilla, Astrogorgia splendens and A. ramosa.
Eastern Pacific warm temperate to tropical
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Astrogorgia ramosa (Thomson & Simpson, 1909) (new combination reference)
Astrogorgia splendens (Thomson & Simpson, 1909) (new combination reference)
Eumuricea acervata (Verrill, 1866) accepted as Muricea acervata Verrill, 1866 (basis of record)
Eumuricea atlantica Riess in Kükenthal, 1919 accepted as Muricea atlantica (Riess in Kükenthal, 1919) (basis of record)
Eumuricea pusilla Nutting, 1909 accepted as Swiftia pusilla (Nutting, 1909) (basis of record)
Eumuricea ramosa Thomson & Simpson, 1909 accepted as Astrogorgia ramosa (Thomson & Simpson, 1909) (source of synonymy)
Eumuricea rigida Thomson, 1927 accepted as Thesea rigida (Thomson, 1927) (new combination reference)
Eumuricea rugosa Thomson, 1927 accepted as Leptogorgia ruberrima (W. Koch, 1886) (additional source)
Eumuricea splendens Thomson & Simpson, 1909 accepted as Astrogorgia splendens (Thomson & Simpson, 1909) (new combination reference)
Leptogorgia monodi Stiasny, 1937 accepted as Leptogorgia ruberrima (W. Koch, 1886) (status source)
Muricea Lamouroux, 1821 (additional source)
Swiftia pusilla (Nutting, 1909) (new combination reference)
Thesea rigida (Thomson, 1927) (new combination reference)
Astrogorgia splendens (Thomson & Simpson, 1909) (new combination reference)
Eumuricea acervata (Verrill, 1866) accepted as Muricea acervata Verrill, 1866 (basis of record)
Eumuricea atlantica Riess in Kükenthal, 1919 accepted as Muricea atlantica (Riess in Kükenthal, 1919) (basis of record)
Eumuricea pusilla Nutting, 1909 accepted as Swiftia pusilla (Nutting, 1909) (basis of record)
Eumuricea ramosa Thomson & Simpson, 1909 accepted as Astrogorgia ramosa (Thomson & Simpson, 1909) (source of synonymy)
Eumuricea rigida Thomson, 1927 accepted as Thesea rigida (Thomson, 1927) (new combination reference)
Eumuricea rugosa Thomson, 1927 accepted as Leptogorgia ruberrima (W. Koch, 1886) (additional source)
Eumuricea splendens Thomson & Simpson, 1909 accepted as Astrogorgia splendens (Thomson & Simpson, 1909) (new combination reference)
Leptogorgia monodi Stiasny, 1937 accepted as Leptogorgia ruberrima (W. Koch, 1886) (status source)
Muricea Lamouroux, 1821 (additional source)
Swiftia pusilla (Nutting, 1909) (new combination reference)
Thesea rigida (Thomson, 1927) (new combination reference)
