WoRMS taxon details
Ophidiogorgia paradoxa Bayer, 1980
173476 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:173476)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Bayer, F. M. (1980). Armadillogorgia cyathella and Ophidiogorgia paradoxa, two new genera and species of primnoid octocorals (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) from South Georgia and South Orkney Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(1): 216-228. [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype USNM 58165, geounit Antarctica
Holotype USNM 58165, geounit Antarctica [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Ophidiogorgia paradoxa Bayer, 1980. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=173476 on 2025-08-22
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Nomenclature
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Bayer, F. M. (1980). Armadillogorgia cyathella and Ophidiogorgia paradoxa, two new genera and species of primnoid octocorals (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) from South Georgia and South Orkney Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(1): 216-228. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [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 Bayer, F. M. (1996). The Antarctic genus Callozostron and its relationship to Primnoella (Octocorallia: Gorgonacea: Primnoidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 109(1): 150-203., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34644751
page(s): 156, 179, 180 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source 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]
additional source 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) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1996). The Antarctic genus Callozostron and its relationship to Primnoella (Octocorallia: Gorgonacea: Primnoidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 109(1): 150-203., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34644751
page(s): 156, 179, 180 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source 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]
additional source 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) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 58165, geounit Antarctica [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat shelf [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophidiogorgia paradoxa)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophidiogorgia paradoxa USNM 58165 view3h)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophidiogorgia paradoxa USNM 58165 view3i)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (11 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 58165)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophidiogorgia paradoxa)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophidiogorgia paradoxa USNM 58165 view3h)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophidiogorgia paradoxa USNM 58165 view3i)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (11 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 58165)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
