WoRMS taxon details
Paralcyonium spinulosum (Delle Chiaje, 1822)
125421 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125421)
accepted
Species
Lobularia spinulosa Delle Chiaje, 1822 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Paralcyonium elegans Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Lobularia spinulosa Delle Chiaje, 1822) Delle Chiaje, S. (1828). Memorie sulla storia e notomia degli animali senza vertebre del regno di Napoli / di Stefano delle Chiaje. <em>Stamperia della societa tipografica, Napoli.</em> vol. 3: xx + 232, pls. 32-49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10664474
page(s): 49, pl. 32 [details]
page(s): 49, pl. 32 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Paralcyonium spinulosum (Delle Chiaje, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125421 on 2026-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lobularia spinulosa Delle Chiaje, 1822) Delle Chiaje, S. (1828). Memorie sulla storia e notomia degli animali senza vertebre del regno di Napoli / di Stefano delle Chiaje. <em>Stamperia della societa tipografica, Napoli.</em> vol. 3: xx + 232, pls. 32-49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10664474
page(s): 49, pl. 32 [details]
original description (of Paralcyonium elegans Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. In: 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): 130 [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 49, pl. 32 [details]
original description (of Paralcyonium elegans Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. In: 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): 130 [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source van Ofwegen, L.P.; Benayahu, Y. (2006). A new genus of paralcyoniid soft corals (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Paralcyoniidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. <em>Journal of the Japanese Coral Reef Society.</em> 8(1): 25-37., available online at https://doi.org/10.3755/jcrs.8.25
page(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 [details]
additional source Watling, L.; Auster, P. (2005). Distribution of deep-water Alcyonacea off the Northeast Coast of the United States. In: Freiwald, A., R.J. Murray, editors. Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems. <em>Proceedings of the Second Deep-Sea Coral Symposium.</em> 279-296., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27673-4_13 [details]
additional source Weinberg, S. (1977). Revision of the common Octocorallia of the Mediterranean circalittoral II. Alcyonacea. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 25(326): 131-166., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/505058
page(s): 156-163 [details]
additional source Weinberg, S. (1978). Mediterranean octocorallian communities and the abiotic environment. Marine Biology, 49, 41-57
page(s): 42 [details]
additional source Weinberg, S. (1978). Revision of the common Octocorallia of the Mediterranean circalittoral. III. Stolonifera. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 27(338): 139-176.
page(s): 140 [details]
additional source van Ofwegen, L.P.; Benayahu, Y. (2006). A new genus of paralcyoniid soft corals (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Paralcyoniidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. <em>Journal of the Japanese Coral Reef Society.</em> 8(1): 25-37., available online at https://doi.org/10.3755/jcrs.8.25
page(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 [details]
additional source Watling, L.; Auster, P. (2005). Distribution of deep-water Alcyonacea off the Northeast Coast of the United States. In: Freiwald, A., R.J. Murray, editors. Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems. <em>Proceedings of the Second Deep-Sea Coral Symposium.</em> 279-296., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27673-4_13 [details]
additional source Weinberg, S. (1977). Revision of the common Octocorallia of the Mediterranean circalittoral II. Alcyonacea. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 25(326): 131-166., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/505058
page(s): 156-163 [details]
additional source Weinberg, S. (1978). Mediterranean octocorallian communities and the abiotic environment. Marine Biology, 49, 41-57
page(s): 42 [details]
additional source Weinberg, S. (1978). Revision of the common Octocorallia of the Mediterranean circalittoral. III. Stolonifera. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 27(338): 139-176.
page(s): 140 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type UAZM Coel. 7769, geounit Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type UAZM Coel. 7796, geounit Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type UAZM Coel. 7797, geounit Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type UAZM Coel. 7798, geounit Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type UAZM Coel. 7799, geounit Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Paralcyonium elegans Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paralcyonium spinulosum)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Lobularia spinulosa Delle Chiaje, 1822)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (5 records) (from synonym Paralcyonium elegans Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Paralcyonium elegans Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paralcyonium spinulosum)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Lobularia spinulosa Delle Chiaje, 1822)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (5 records) (from synonym Paralcyonium elegans Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857)
