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Paracis alba (Thomson & Henderson, 1905)

290605  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290605)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
  7. Acanthogorgiidae (Family)
  8. Paracis (Genus)
  9. Paracis alba (Species)
accepted
Species
Acis alba Thomson & Henderson, 1905 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Acis alba Thomson & Henderson, 1905) Thomson, J.A.; Henderson, W.D. (1905). Report on the Alcyonaria collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. In:. <em>Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar.</em> Part 3, supplementary report 20:269-328., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1865786 [details] 
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Paracis alba (Thomson & Henderson, 1905). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290605 on 2025-05-15
Date
action
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2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2010-09-17 06:17:46Z
checked
van Ofwegen, Leen

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Nomenclature

original description (of Acis alba Thomson & Henderson, 1905) Thomson, J.A.; Henderson, W.D. (1905). Report on the Alcyonaria collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. In:. <em>Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar.</em> Part 3, supplementary report 20:269-328., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1865786 [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] 

Other

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

additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 157 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1972). Nouvel apport d'Octocoralliares de Madagascar et des iles avoisinantes. <em>Tethys.</em> Suppl. 3: 11-68., available online at http://paleopolis.rediris.es/benthos/REF/som/T-pdf/1972_s3-11.pdf
page(s): 63 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (21 records) 
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