WoRMS taxon details
Antillogorgia rigida (Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919)
708867 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:708867)
accepted
Species
Pseudopterogorgia rigida (Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pterogorgia acerosa rigida Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pterogorgia acerosa var. rigida Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Pterogorgia rigida Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pterogorgia acerosa var. rigida Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919) Kükenthal, W. (1919). Gorgonaria. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer “Valdivia”, 1898–1899.</em> 13, 1–946., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6222923
page(s): 919 [details]
page(s): 919 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Antillogorgia rigida (Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=708867 on 2025-12-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pterogorgia acerosa var. rigida Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919) Kükenthal, W. (1919). Gorgonaria. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer “Valdivia”, 1898–1899.</em> 13, 1–946., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6222923
page(s): 919 [details]
new combination reference Williams, G. C.; Chen, J.-Y. (2012). Resurrection of the octocorallian genus Antillogorgia for Caribbean species previously assigned to Pseudopterogorgia, and a taxonomic assessment of the relationship of these genera with Leptogorgia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Gorgoniidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3505, 39-52. [details]
page(s): 919 [details]
new combination reference Williams, G. C.; Chen, J.-Y. (2012). Resurrection of the octocorallian genus Antillogorgia for Caribbean species previously assigned to Pseudopterogorgia, and a taxonomic assessment of the relationship of these genera with Leptogorgia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Gorgoniidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3505, 39-52. [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bayer, F.M. (1957). Additional records of Western Atlantic octocorals. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 47(11): 379-390., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39753773
page(s): 389 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Bayer, F.M. (1957). Additional records of Western Atlantic octocorals. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 47(11): 379-390., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39753773
page(s): 389 [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Pseudopterogorgia rigida (Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Antillogorgia rigida)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Pterogorgia acerosa var. rigida Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (48 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Pseudopterogorgia rigida (Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Antillogorgia rigida)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Pterogorgia acerosa var. rigida Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (48 records)