WoRMS name details
Lepidisis olapa Muzik, 1978
286334 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286334)
uncertain (not Lepidisis per Watling & France, 2021)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Muzik, K.M. (1978). A bioluminescent gorgonian, Lepidisis olapa, new species (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) from Hawaii. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 28(4): 735-741., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1978/00000028/00000004/art00012 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Lepidisis olapa Muzik, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286334 on 2025-10-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Muzik, K.M. (1978). A bioluminescent gorgonian, Lepidisis olapa, new species (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) from Hawaii. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 28(4): 735-741., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1978/00000028/00000004/art00012 [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]
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]
Taxonomy
status source
Watling, L.; France, S.C. (2021). Toward a revision of the bamboo corals: Part 2, Untangling the genus Lepidisis (Octocorallia: Isididae). <em>Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.</em> 62(2): 97-110.
page(s): 108 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 108 [details] Available for editors
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context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Smith, P. J.; McVeagh, S. M.; Mingoia, J. T.; France, S. C. (2004). Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation in deep-sea bamboo coral (Keratoisidinae) species in the southwest and northwest Pacific Ocean. Marine Biology, 144, 253-261
page(s): 256, 257, 259 [details]
additional source Smith, P. J.; McVeagh, S. M.; Mingoia, J. T.; France, S. C. (2004). Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation in deep-sea bamboo coral (Keratoisidinae) species in the southwest and northwest Pacific Ocean. Marine Biology, 144, 253-261
page(s): 256, 257, 259 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepidisis olapa)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 54 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (14 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 56707)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lepidisis olapa)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 54 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (14 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 56707)
To ITIS
