African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Parasphaerasclera McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013

WoRMS taxon details

Parasphaerasclera McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013

AphiaID

743777 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:743777)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Alcyonium rotiferum J.S. Thomson, 1910 accepted as Parasphaerasclera rotifera (Thomson, 1910) (type by original designation)

Parent

Parasphaerascleridae McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013

Direct children (10)

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Environment

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

Original description

McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2013). Molecular phylogenetic evidence supports a new family of octocorals and a new genus of Alcyoniidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). <em>Zookeys.</em> 346: 59-83. [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Parasphaerasclera McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743777 on 2025-05-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2013-11-05 14:55:22Z

created

van Ofwegen, Leen

2019-06-30 02:52:37Z

changed

McFadden, Cathy

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2013). Molecular phylogenetic evidence supports a new family of octocorals and a new genus of Alcyoniidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). <em>Zookeys.</em> 346: 59-83. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parasphaerasclera)
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