WoRMS taxon details
Paramuricea grayi (Johnson, 1861)
125388 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125388)
accepted
Species
Acanthogorgia grayi Johnson, 1861 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Paramuricea contorta W. Koch, 1886 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Acanthogorgia grayi Johnson, 1861) Johnson, J.Y. (1861). Description of a second species of <i>Acanthogorgia</i> (J. E. Gray) from Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1861: 296-298., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672838 [details] 
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Paramuricea grayi (Johnson, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125388 on 2026-03-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Paramuricea contorta W. Koch, 1886) Koch, W. (1886). Über die von Herrn Prof. Dr. Greeff im Golf von Guinea gesammelten Anthozoen. Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der Doctorwurde bei der philosophischen Fakultät der Rhein. Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Bonn. i-iv + 1-36 pp., pls. 1-5. Bonn: Universitäts-Buchdruckerei von Carl Georgi.
page(s): 4-5 [details]
original description (of Acanthogorgia grayi Johnson, 1861) Johnson, J.Y. (1861). Description of a second species of <i>Acanthogorgia</i> (J. E. Gray) from Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1861: 296-298., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672838 [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): 4-5 [details]
original description (of Acanthogorgia grayi Johnson, 1861) Johnson, J.Y. (1861). Description of a second species of <i>Acanthogorgia</i> (J. E. Gray) from Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1861: 296-298., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672838 [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 (MSBIAS)
MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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 Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 226 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Grasshoff, M. (1977). Die Gorgonarien des östlichen Nordatlantik und des Mittelmeeres III. Die Familie Paramuriceidae (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). <em>"Meteor" Forsch.-Ergebnisse, Reihe D.</em> 27: 5-76. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Grasshoff, M. (1992). Die Flachwasser-Gorgonarien von Europa und Westafrika (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). <em>Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Band 149.</em> Frankfurt a. M., 135 pp.
page(s): 87-88 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Ocaña, O.; Brito, A. (2004). A review of Gerardiidae (Anthozoa: Zoantharia) from the Macronesian Islands and the Mediterranean Sea with the description of a new species. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias, 15(3-4): 159-189
page(s): 168 [details]
additional source Ocańa, O.; Correa, D.; Rosales, A.; Herrera, R.; Congil, A.; Moro, L.; Monterroso, O.; García, M.; Brito, A. (2022). Morphotaxonomical and ecological study on circalitoral crypto-species of Paramuriceidae genera in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean. <em>Rev. Acad. Canar. Cienc.</em> 34: 129-182.
page(s): 143-151 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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 Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 226 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Grasshoff, M. (1977). Die Gorgonarien des östlichen Nordatlantik und des Mittelmeeres III. Die Familie Paramuriceidae (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). <em>"Meteor" Forsch.-Ergebnisse, Reihe D.</em> 27: 5-76. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Grasshoff, M. (1992). Die Flachwasser-Gorgonarien von Europa und Westafrika (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). <em>Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Band 149.</em> Frankfurt a. M., 135 pp.
page(s): 87-88 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Ocaña, O.; Brito, A. (2004). A review of Gerardiidae (Anthozoa: Zoantharia) from the Macronesian Islands and the Mediterranean Sea with the description of a new species. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias, 15(3-4): 159-189
page(s): 168 [details]
additional source Ocańa, O.; Correa, D.; Rosales, A.; Herrera, R.; Congil, A.; Moro, L.; Monterroso, O.; García, M.; Brito, A. (2022). Morphotaxonomical and ecological study on circalitoral crypto-species of Paramuriceidae genera in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean. <em>Rev. Acad. Canar. Cienc.</em> 34: 129-182.
page(s): 143-151 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paramuricea grayi)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Acanthogorgia grayi Johnson, 1861)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (47 records)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Paramuricea grayi)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Acanthogorgia grayi Johnson, 1861)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (47 records)
To ITIS
