WoRMS name details

Gorgonia acerosa Pallas, 1766

943459  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:943459)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
  7. Gorgoniidae (Family)
  8. Gorgonia (Genus)
  9. Gorgonia acerosa (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Pallas, P. S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. [List of zoophytes containing general outlines of genera and brief descriptions of known species, with selected synonyms of the authors.]. <em>Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae.</em> 451 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6019361
page(s): 172-174 [details] OpenAccess publication
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Gorgonia acerosa Pallas, 1766. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=943459 on 2025-04-04
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2017-01-19 14:03:53Z
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Hoeksema, Bert
2023-05-20 23:22:24Z
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McFadden, Cathy

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Nomenclature

original description Pallas, P. S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. [List of zoophytes containing general outlines of genera and brief descriptions of known species, with selected synonyms of the authors.]. <em>Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae.</em> 451 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6019361
page(s): 172-174 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record 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  PDF available [request]

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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