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WoRMS taxon details

Villogorgia japonica Aurivillius, 1931

AphiaID

517856 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:517856)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Villogorgia Duchassaing & Michelloti, 1860

Original name

Villogorgia japonica Aurivillius, 1931

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Aurivillius, M. (1931). The Gorgonarians from Dr. Sixten Bock's Expedition to Japan and Bonin Islands 1914. <em>Kungliga Svenska VetenskapsAkademiens Handlingar, Tredje Serien, Band 9.</em> Almqvist & Wiksell: Stockholm. pp. 1-337, plates 1-6.
page(s): 226-230 [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Villogorgia japonica Aurivillius, 1931. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517856 on 2026-01-28

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-09-14 06:22:56Z

created

van Ofwegen, Leen

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Nomenclature

original description Aurivillius, M. (1931). The Gorgonarians from Dr. Sixten Bock's Expedition to Japan and Bonin Islands 1914. <em>Kungliga Svenska VetenskapsAkademiens Handlingar, Tredje Serien, Band 9.</em> Almqvist & Wiksell: Stockholm. pp. 1-337, plates 1-6.
page(s): 226-230 [details]

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Imahara, Y. (1996). Previously recorded octocorals from Japan and adjacent seas. Precious Corals and Octocoral Research, 4-mei, 17-44
page(s): 33 [details]