African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) -

WoRMS name details

Hicksonella capensis Simpson, 1910

AphiaID

1352473 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1352473)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)

Accepted Name

Helicogorgia capensis (Simpson, 1910)

Rank

Species

Parent

Hicksonella Simpson, 1910 accepted as Helicogorgia Verrill, 1883

Orig. name

Hicksonella capensis Simpson, 1910

Environment

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

Original description

Simpson, J.J. (1910). XIV. Hicksonella, a new gorgonellid genus. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. 1910: 681-692., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2198878
page(s): 685-686 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Hicksonella capensis Simpson, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1352473 on 2024-05-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-06-18 14:47:01Z

created

McFadden, Cathy

2022-04-02 21:03:33Z

changed

McFadden, Cathy

Licensing

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Sources (2)

original description Simpson, J.J. (1910). XIV. Hicksonella, a new gorgonellid genus. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. 1910: 681-692., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2198878
page(s): 685-686 [details]

basis of record Williams, G.C. (1992). Revision of the gorgonian genus Simpsonella (Octocorallia: Chrysogorgiidae) from the western margin of the Indo-Pacific, with the description of a new species from south-eastern Africa. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 105: 377-405.
page(s): 380 [details]