WoRMS taxon details
Fannyella (Scyphogorgia) abies (Broch, 1965)
743429 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:743429)
accepted
Species
Ascolepis abies (Broch, 1965) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Fannyella abies (Broch, 1965) · alternative representation
Thouarella (Euthouarella) abies Broch, 1965 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Thouarella abies Broch, 1965 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Thouarella (Euthouarella) abies Broch, 1965) Broch, H.J. (1965). Some octocorals from Antarctic waters. <em>Scientific Results of the "Brategg" Expedition, 1947-48.</em> 5: 19-38, pl. 1-7.
page(s): 29-30 [details]
page(s): 29-30 [details]
Holotype (of Thouarella (Euthouarella) abies Broch,...
Holotype (of Thouarella (Euthouarella) abies Broch, 1965) NHM B970, geounit South Orkneys [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Fannyella (Scyphogorgia) abies (Broch, 1965). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743429 on 2026-03-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Thouarella (Euthouarella) abies Broch, 1965) Broch, H.J. (1965). Some octocorals from Antarctic waters. <em>Scientific Results of the "Brategg" Expedition, 1947-48.</em> 5: 19-38, pl. 1-7.
page(s): 29-30 [details]
basis of record Zapata-Guardiola R & PJ López-González (2010) Designation of Thouarella abies Broch, 1965 as the type species of the subgenus Fannyella (Scyphogorgia) Cairns and Bayer, 2009, and description of a new genus for Stenella (Dasystenella) liouvillei Gravier, 1913 (Octocorallia: Primnoidae). Journal of Natural History, 44 (33-34): 1995-2013, available online at http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a924931511 [details] Available for editors
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new combination reference Cairns, S.D. & F.M. Bayer. (2009). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Primnoidae (Cnidaria:Octocorallia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington DC (USA).</em> 629:1-79. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.629
page(s): 36 [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 29-30 [details]
basis of record Zapata-Guardiola R & PJ López-González (2010) Designation of Thouarella abies Broch, 1965 as the type species of the subgenus Fannyella (Scyphogorgia) Cairns and Bayer, 2009, and description of a new genus for Stenella (Dasystenella) liouvillei Gravier, 1913 (Octocorallia: Primnoidae). Journal of Natural History, 44 (33-34): 1995-2013, available online at http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a924931511 [details] Available for editors
new combination reference Cairns, S.D. & F.M. Bayer. (2009). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Primnoidae (Cnidaria:Octocorallia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington DC (USA).</em> 629:1-79. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.629
page(s): 36 [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Holotype (of Thouarella (Euthouarella) abies Broch, 1965) NHM B970, geounit South Orkneys [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Fannyella abies (Broch, 1965))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fannyella abies) (from synonym Fannyella abies (Broch, 1965))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Fannyella abies (Broch, 1965))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Thouarella abies Broch, 1965)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (5 records) (from synonym Fannyella abies (Broch, 1965))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fannyella abies) (from synonym Fannyella abies (Broch, 1965))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Fannyella abies (Broch, 1965))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Thouarella abies Broch, 1965)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (5 records) (from synonym Fannyella abies (Broch, 1965))