WoRMS taxon details
Sclerophytum querciforme Pratt, 1903
1344228 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1344228)
accepted
Species
Sinularia elegans Tixier-Durivault, 1970 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Pratt, E.M. (1903). The Alcyonaria of the Maldives. Part II. The genera Sarcophytum, Lobophytum, Sclerophytum and Alcyonium. <em>The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagos.</em> 2(1): 503-539, plates 28-31., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11165236
page(s): 530-532 [details]
page(s): 530-532 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Sclerophytum querciforme Pratt, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1344228 on 2025-12-17
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Pratt, E.M. (1903). The Alcyonaria of the Maldives. Part II. The genera Sarcophytum, Lobophytum, Sclerophytum and Alcyonium. <em>The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagos.</em> 2(1): 503-539, plates 28-31., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11165236
page(s): 530-532 [details]
original description (of Sinularia elegans Tixier-Durivault, 1970) Tixier-Durivault, A. (1970). Les Octocoralliaires de Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>L'Expédition française sur les récifs coralliens de la Nouvelle-Calédonie organisée sous l'égide de la fondation Singer-Polignac 1960-1963.</em> 4: 171-350.
page(s): 291-292 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 530-532 [details]
original description (of Sinularia elegans Tixier-Durivault, 1970) Tixier-Durivault, A. (1970). Les Octocoralliaires de Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>L'Expédition française sur les récifs coralliens de la Nouvelle-Calédonie organisée sous l'égide de la fondation Singer-Polignac 1960-1963.</em> 4: 171-350.
page(s): 291-292 [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 Pratt, E.M. (1905). Report on some Alcyoniidae collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>Ceylon Pearl Oyster Fisheries Supplementary Reports.</em> XIX: 247-266, plates 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19654123
page(s): 256 [details]
additional source Thomson, J.A.; Henderson, W.D. (1906). The marine fauna of Zanzibar and British East Africa, from collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., B.Sc., F.Z.S., in the years 1901 and 1902 -- Alcyonaria. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1906, 393-442, plates 26-31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32051773
page(s): 419 [details]
additional source Thomson, J.A.; Simpson, J.J. (1909). An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship 'Investigator' in the Indian Ocean. II. The alcyonarians of the littoral area. <em>Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.</em> 2: 1-319, 9 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8350460
page(s): 6 [details]
additional source Thomson, J.A.; McQueen, J.M. (1908). Reports on the marine biology of the Sudanese Red Sea. VIII. The Alcyonarians. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology.</em> 31(204): 48-75, plates 5-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31627120
page(s): 54-55 [details]
additional source Thomson, J.A.; Mackinnon, D.L. (1910). Alcyonarians collected on the Percy Sladen Trust expedition by Mr. J. Stanley. Part II. The Stolonifera, Alcyonacea, Pseudaxonia, and Stelechotokea. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology, ser. 2.</em> 13(2): 165-211, plates 6-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16399076
page(s): 176 [details]
additional source Pratt, E.M. (1905). Report on some Alcyoniidae collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>Ceylon Pearl Oyster Fisheries Supplementary Reports.</em> XIX: 247-266, plates 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19654123
page(s): 256 [details]
additional source Thomson, J.A.; Henderson, W.D. (1906). The marine fauna of Zanzibar and British East Africa, from collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., B.Sc., F.Z.S., in the years 1901 and 1902 -- Alcyonaria. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1906, 393-442, plates 26-31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32051773
page(s): 419 [details]
additional source Thomson, J.A.; Simpson, J.J. (1909). An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship 'Investigator' in the Indian Ocean. II. The alcyonarians of the littoral area. <em>Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.</em> 2: 1-319, 9 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8350460
page(s): 6 [details]
additional source Thomson, J.A.; McQueen, J.M. (1908). Reports on the marine biology of the Sudanese Red Sea. VIII. The Alcyonarians. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology.</em> 31(204): 48-75, plates 5-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31627120
page(s): 54-55 [details]
additional source Thomson, J.A.; Mackinnon, D.L. (1910). Alcyonarians collected on the Percy Sladen Trust expedition by Mr. J. Stanley. Part II. The Stolonifera, Alcyonacea, Pseudaxonia, and Stelechotokea. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology, ser. 2.</em> 13(2): 165-211, plates 6-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16399076
page(s): 176 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903)) MNHN, geounit Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903)) MNHN, geounit Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903)) MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903)) RMNH [details]
Nontype (of Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903)) ZMTAU Co 28423, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903)) ZMTAU Co 28512, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903)) ZMTAU Co 28913, geounit Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903)) ZMTAU Co 28919, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903)) ZMTAU Co 30199, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903)) ZMTAU Co 30207, geounit Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903)) ZMTAU Co 30218, geounit Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sinularia elegans Tixier-Durivault, 1970)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sinularia querciformis) (from synonym Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903))
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 25 proteins) (from synonym Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Sinularia elegans Tixier-Durivault, 1970)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sinularia querciformis) (from synonym Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903))
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 25 proteins) (from synonym Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Sinularia querciformis (Pratt, 1903))
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