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Acanthogorgia armata Verrill, 1878

125348  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125348)

accepted
Species
Acanthogorgia granulata Grasshoff, 1973 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Verrill, A. E. (1878). Art. 46. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America, No. 2. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 16(95):371-378., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841652
page(s): 376 [details]   
Distribution from off Newfoundland waters in the north to off Martha's Vineyard in the south.  
Distribution from off Newfoundland waters in the north to off Martha's Vineyard in the south. [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Acanthogorgia armata Verrill, 1878. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125348 on 2024-03-28
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Acanthogorgia armata Verrill, 1878. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125348 on 2024-03-28
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original description Verrill, A. E. (1878). Art. 46. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America, No. 2. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 16(95):371-378., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841652
page(s): 376 [details]   

original description  (of Acanthogorgia granulata Grasshoff, 1973) Grasshoff, M. (1973). Die gorgonaria des östlichen nordatlantik un des mittelmeeres II. Die Gattung Acanthogorgia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Auswertund der "Atlantischen Kuppenfahrten 1967" von F.S. "Meteor". <em>Meteor-Forschungs Ergebnisse.</em> Reihe D, 13: 1-10. [details]   

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]   

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]   

additional source Breeze, H., D.S. Davis, M. Butler, and V. Kostylev. 1997. Distribution and status of deep sea corals off Nova Scotia. Ecology Action Centre. Halifax. 58 p. [details]   

additional source Madsen, F. J. (1944). Octocorallia (Stolonifera - Telestacea - Xeniidae - Alcyonacea - Gorgonacea). <em>The Danish Ingolf-Expedition, Vol. V. Bianco Luno A/S.</em> 5(13): 1-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16849046 [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. [details]   

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 249 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Ramvilas, G.; Alderslade, P.; Ranjeet, K. (2023). The taxonomy of Indian gorgonians: an assessment of the descriptive records of gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) recorded as occurring in the territorial waters of India, along with neighboring regions and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the highlighting of perceived unethical practice. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5236: 1-124., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5236.1.1
page(s): 36 [details]   

additional source Stiasny, G. (1947). De Gorgonarien-Familie Acanthogorgiidae Kükenth. & Gorz. (Met bijzondere Inachtneming van het Materiaal der Siboga-Expeditie). <em>Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad.</em> Wetensch. Amsterdam, Afd. Natuurk., sect. 2, vol. 43 no. 2, pp. 1-93, 3 pls.
page(s): 33-35 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Distribution from off Newfoundland waters in the north to off Martha's Vineyard in the south. [details]

Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
LanguageName 
English armoured sea fan coral  [details]
French corail à armure  [details]
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