WoRMS taxon details
Metallogorgia melanotrichos (Wright & Studer, 1889)
125355 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125355)
accepted
Species
Dasygorgia melanotrichos Wright & Studer, 1889 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Dasygorgia melanotrichos Wright & Studer, 1889) Wright, E.P.; Studer, T. (1889). Report on the Alcyonaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 31 (part 64), lxxii+ 314 pp., 43 pls. London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2081946
page(s): 15 [details]
page(s): 15 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Metallogorgia melanotrichos (Wright & Studer, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125355 on 2025-06-07
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 License
Nomenclature
original description
(of Dasygorgia melanotrichos Wright & Studer, 1889) Wright, E.P.; Studer, T. (1889). Report on the Alcyonaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 31 (part 64), lxxii+ 314 pp., 43 pls. London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2081946
page(s): 15 [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]
new combination reference Versluys, J. (1902). Die Gorgoniden der Siboga-Expedition. I. Die Chrysogorgiidae. [The Gorgonids of the Siboga Expedition. I. The Chrysogorgiidae.]. <em>Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden.</em> XIII (livr. vi): 1-120, figs. 1-170. (vii-1902)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2233233
page(s): 87-91 [details]
page(s): 15 [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]
new combination reference Versluys, J. (1902). Die Gorgoniden der Siboga-Expedition. I. Die Chrysogorgiidae. [The Gorgonids of the Siboga Expedition. I. The Chrysogorgiidae.]. <em>Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden.</em> XIII (livr. vi): 1-120, figs. 1-170. (vii-1902)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2233233
page(s): 87-91 [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. [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 387 [details] Available for editors
[request]
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): 226, 227 [details]
additional source Bayer, F.M. (1955). Contributions to the nomenclature, systematics, and morphology of the Octocorallia. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 105: 207-220, plates 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15705299
page(s): Pl. 4 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Grigg, R. W. & F.M. Bayer. (1976). Present knowledge of the systematics and zoogeography of the order Gorgonacea in Hawaii. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 30(2): 167-175.
page(s): 171 [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. [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 387 [details] Available for editors
[request]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): 226, 227 [details]
additional source Bayer, F.M. (1955). Contributions to the nomenclature, systematics, and morphology of the Octocorallia. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 105: 207-220, plates 1-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15705299
page(s): Pl. 4 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Grigg, R. W. & F.M. Bayer. (1976). Present knowledge of the systematics and zoogeography of the order Gorgonacea in Hawaii. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 30(2): 167-175.
page(s): 171 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metallogorgia melanotrichos)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 76 proteins) (from synonym Dasygorgia melanotrichos Wright & Studer, 1889)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 76 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (13 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 002370.CN) (from synonym Dasygorgia melanotrichos Wright & Studer, 1889)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metallogorgia melanotrichos)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 76 proteins) (from synonym Dasygorgia melanotrichos Wright & Studer, 1889)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 76 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (13 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 002370.CN) (from synonym Dasygorgia melanotrichos Wright & Studer, 1889)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym