WoRMS taxon details
Nidalia occidentalis Gray, 1835
290487 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290487)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J.E. (1835). Characters of a new genus of Corals (<i>Nidalia</i>). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London.</em> 3: 59-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568568 [details]
Holotype BMNH, geounit Montserrat Exclusive Economic Zone
Holotype BMNH, geounit Montserrat Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Nidalia occidentalis Gray, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290487 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray, J.E. (1835). Characters of a new genus of Corals (<i>Nidalia</i>). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London.</em> 3: 59-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568568 [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Utinomi, H. (1958). A revision of the genera Nidalia and Bellonella with an emendation of nomenclature and taxonomic definitions for the family Nidaliidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology.</em> 5(5): 101-121., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2342008
page(s): 102-106 [details]
page(s): 102-106 [details]
Other
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 (Bermuda) Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. <em>Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley.</em> 742 pp (Nemertini part). [details] Available for editors
[request]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., and Bayer, F.M., 2009. Octocorallia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 321–331 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Verseveldt, J. (1978). On some Telestacea and Alcyonacea (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) from the West Indian region. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen.</em> 53(4): 41-47., available online at http://repository.naturalis.nl/document/150467
page(s): 45-47 [details]
additional source Utinomi, H. (1954). Some alcyoniid octocorals from Kii coast, middle Japan. <em>Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory.</em> 4(1):43-55., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2433/174502
page(s): 43 [details]
additional source Verseveldt, J.; Bayer, F. M. (1988). Revision of the genera Bellonella, Eleutherobia, Nidalia and Nidaliopsis (Octocorallia, Alcyoniidae and Nidalliidae), with descriptions of two new genera. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 245:1-131., available online at http://repository.naturalis.nl/document/149141
page(s): 59-60 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065
page(s): 3, 50, 53, 54, 324, 327, 328, 329 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1952). New Western Atlantic records of octocorals (Coelenterata: Anthozoa), with descriptions of three new species. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 42(6): 183-189., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39697529
page(s): 183 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Thomson, J.S. (1910). The Alcyonaria of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal. Alcyonacea. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.</em> 47(3): 549-589, plates 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41731265
page(s): 553 [details]
additional source Deichmann, E. (1936). The Alcyonaria of the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College.</em> 53: 1-317, plates 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4363633
page(s): 5, 47, 55, 56-57, 287, 288, 289, 292, 293, 294, 295, Plate 1, 4 [details]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1954). Anthozoa: Alcyonaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 89: 279-284.
page(s): 279 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1974). A new species of Trichogorgia and records of two other octocorals new to the Palau Islands. Micronesica, 10(2): 257-271
page(s): 258, 259, 261, 267, 270 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Bermuda) Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. <em>Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley.</em> 742 pp (Nemertini part). [details] Available for editors
[request]context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., and Bayer, F.M., 2009. Octocorallia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 321–331 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Verseveldt, J. (1978). On some Telestacea and Alcyonacea (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) from the West Indian region. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen.</em> 53(4): 41-47., available online at http://repository.naturalis.nl/document/150467
page(s): 45-47 [details]
additional source Utinomi, H. (1954). Some alcyoniid octocorals from Kii coast, middle Japan. <em>Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory.</em> 4(1):43-55., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2433/174502
page(s): 43 [details]
additional source Verseveldt, J.; Bayer, F. M. (1988). Revision of the genera Bellonella, Eleutherobia, Nidalia and Nidaliopsis (Octocorallia, Alcyoniidae and Nidalliidae), with descriptions of two new genera. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 245:1-131., available online at http://repository.naturalis.nl/document/149141
page(s): 59-60 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065
page(s): 3, 50, 53, 54, 324, 327, 328, 329 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bayer, F. M. (1952). New Western Atlantic records of octocorals (Coelenterata: Anthozoa), with descriptions of three new species. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 42(6): 183-189., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39697529
page(s): 183 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Thomson, J.S. (1910). The Alcyonaria of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal. Alcyonacea. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.</em> 47(3): 549-589, plates 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41731265
page(s): 553 [details]
additional source Deichmann, E. (1936). The Alcyonaria of the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College.</em> 53: 1-317, plates 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4363633
page(s): 5, 47, 55, 56-57, 287, 288, 289, 292, 293, 294, 295, Plate 1, 4 [details]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1954). Anthozoa: Alcyonaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 89: 279-284.
page(s): 279 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bayer, F. M. (1974). A new species of Trichogorgia and records of two other octocorals new to the Palau Islands. Micronesica, 10(2): 257-271
page(s): 258, 259, 261, 267, 270 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype BMNH, geounit Montserrat Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH Coel. no. 11691, geounit Guyanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH Coel. no. 11692, geounit Guyanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH Coel. no. 11693, geounit Surinamese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH Coel. no. 11694, geounit Surinamese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH Coel. no. 11864, geounit Netherlands Antilles [details]
Nontype RMNH Coel. no. 11865, geounit Netherlands Antilles [details]
Nontype RMNH Coel. no. 11866, geounit Netherlands Antilles [details]
Nontype RMNH Coel. no. 11888, geounit Aruban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH Coel. no. 11969, geounit Surinamese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 50398, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM, geounit Montserrat Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype ZMH C2514, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | dandelion coral | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nidalia occidentalis)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 3254 Photo Slide)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (186 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 006339.CN)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nidalia occidentalis)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ 3254 Photo Slide)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (186 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 006339.CN)
To ITIS
