WoRMS taxon details
Eunicella papillifera (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857)
286198 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286198)
accepted
Species
Eunicella pustulosa Stiasny, 1935 · unaccepted (synonym)
Gorgonia edwardsii Rochebrune, 1882 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Gorgonia papillifera Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gorgonia papillifera Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) Milne Edwards H,. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires, ou polypes proprement dits. 1. <em>Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris.</em> 326 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12045211
page(s): 161 [details]
page(s): 161 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Eunicella papillifera (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286198 on 2026-02-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Eunicella pustulosa Stiasny, 1935) Stiasny, G. (1935). Diagnosen neuer und alter Arten der Gorgonarien-Familie Plexauridae. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 109(9/10): 236-245.
page(s): 244-245 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Gorgonia papillifera Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) Milne Edwards H,. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires, ou polypes proprement dits. 1. <em>Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris.</em> 326 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12045211
page(s): 161 [details]
original description (of Gorgonia edwardsii Rochebrune, 1882) Rochebrune, A.T. de. (1882 ["1881"]). Matériaux pour la faune de l'Archipel du Cap Vert. <em>Nouvelles Archives du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> ser. 2, 4(2): 215-340, pls 17-19., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36875538
page(s): 329-330 [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): 244-245 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Gorgonia papillifera Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) Milne Edwards H,. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires, ou polypes proprement dits. 1. <em>Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris.</em> 326 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12045211
page(s): 161 [details]
original description (of Gorgonia edwardsii Rochebrune, 1882) Rochebrune, A.T. de. (1882 ["1881"]). Matériaux pour la faune de l'Archipel du Cap Vert. <em>Nouvelles Archives du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> ser. 2, 4(2): 215-340, pls 17-19., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36875538
page(s): 329-330 [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
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
