WoRMS taxon details
Helicogorgia ramifera (Williams, 1992)
520692 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:520692)
accepted
Species
Simpsonella ramifera Williams, 1992 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Simpsonella ramifera Williams, 1992) Williams, G.C. (1992). Revision of the gorgonian genus Simpsonella (Octocorallia: Chrysogorgiidae) from the western margin of the Indo-Pacific, with the description of a new species from south-eastern Africa. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 105: 377-405., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1992.tb01234.x
page(s): 386-391 [details]
page(s): 386-391 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Helicogorgia ramifera (Williams, 1992). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=520692 on 2026-03-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Simpsonella ramifera Williams, 1992) Williams, G.C. (1992). Revision of the gorgonian genus Simpsonella (Octocorallia: Chrysogorgiidae) from the western margin of the Indo-Pacific, with the description of a new species from south-eastern Africa. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 105: 377-405., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1992.tb01234.x
page(s): 386-391 [details]
page(s): 386-391 [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality