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Pleurocorallium Gray, 1867

AphiaID

1248796 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1248796)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Corallium secundum Dana, 1846 accepted as Pleurocorallium secundum (Dana, 1846) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Coralliidae Lamouroux, 1812

Original name

Pleurocorallium Gray, 1867

Direct children (17)

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Species Pleurocorallium bonsaiarborum Tu, Dai & Jeng, 2016
Species Pleurocorallium borneense (Bayer, 1950)
Species Pleurocorallium carusrubrum (Tu, Dai & Jeng, 2012)
Species Pleurocorallium clavatum Tu, Dai & Jeng, 2016
Species Pleurocorallium elatius (Ridley, 1882)
Species Pleurocorallium gotoense (Nonaka, Muzik & Iwasaki, 2012)
Species Pleurocorallium inutile (Kishinouye, 1903)
Species Pleurocorallium johnsoni (Gray, 1860)
Species Pleurocorallium konojoi (Kishinouye, 1903)
Species Pleurocorallium niveum (Bayer, 1956)
Species Pleurocorallium norfolkicum Tu, Dai & Jeng, 2016
Species Pleurocorallium occultum (Tu, Altuna & Jeng, 2015)
Species Pleurocorallium porcellanum (Pasternak, 1981)
Species Pleurocorallium pusillum (Kishinouye, 1903)
Species Pleurocorallium secundum (Dana, 1846)
Species Pleurocorallium thrinax (Bayer & Stefani in Bayer, 1996)
Species Pleurocorallium uchidai (Nonaka, Muzik & Iwasaki, 2012)

Environment

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

Original description

Gray, J.E. (1867). Additional note on Corallium johnsoni. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1867: 125-127., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29533565 [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Pleurocorallium Gray, 1867. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1248796 on 2025-05-13

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Pleurocorallium Gray, 1867. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1248796 on 2025-05-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-04-22 21:35:48Z

created

Cordeiro, Ralf

2018-11-26 21:35:03Z

changed

Cordeiro, Ralf

2021-04-20 01:14:41Z

changed

McFadden, Cathy

2025-03-11 11:39:08Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

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original description Gray, J.E. (1867). Additional note on Corallium johnsoni. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1867: 125-127., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29533565 [details]

additional source Figueroa, D. F.; Baco, A. R. (2014). Complete mitochondrial genomes elucidate phylogenetic relationships of the deep-sea octocoral families Coralliidae and Paragorgiidae. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 99: 83-91., available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967064513002312 [details]

source of synonymy Bayer, F.M. (1981). Key to the genera of Octocorallia exclusive of Pennatulacea (Coelenterata: Anthozoa), with diagnoses of new taxa. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 94(3): 902-947. (look up in IMIS) [details]

status source Tu, T.-H.; Dai, C.-F.; Jeng, M.-S. (2016). Taxonomic revision of Coralliidae with descriptions of new species from New Caledonia and the Hawaiian Archipelago. Marine Biology Research. 12(10): 1003-1038., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17451000.2016.1241411 [details]

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pleurocorallium)
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