African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Astrogorgia rubra (Thomson, 1905)

WoRMS taxon details

Astrogorgia rubra (Thomson, 1905)

AphiaID

1636979 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1636979)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Astrogorgia Verrill, 1868

Original name

Muricella rubra Thomson, 1905

Synonymised names

Acanthomuricea rubra (Thomson, 1905) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Muricella rubra Thomson, 1905 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)

Muricella rubra typica Thomson, 1905 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Muricella rubra Thomson, 1905) Thomson, J.A. (1905). Appendix to the report on the Alcyonaria collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. In: Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar,. Part 4 (Supplementary Report 28), pp. 167–186., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1936026
page(s): 179 [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Astrogorgia rubra (Thomson, 1905). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1636979 on 2024-10-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2023-02-12 22:37:22Z

created

McFadden, Cathy

Licensing

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[taxonomic tree]

original description (of Muricella rubra Thomson, 1905) Thomson, J.A. (1905). Appendix to the report on the Alcyonaria collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. In: Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar,. Part 4 (Supplementary Report 28), pp. 167–186., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1936026
page(s): 179 [details]

new combination reference 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. Zootaxa. 5236: 1-124., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5236.1.1
page(s): 47 [details]

Definitions

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Muricella rubra Thomson, 1905)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astrogorgia rubra)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) (from synonym Muricella rubra Thomson, 1905)