African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

WoRMS taxon details

Tubipora Linnaeus, 1758

Tubipora musica

AphiaID

205676 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205676)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Tubipora musica Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)

Type taxon of

Tubiporidae Ehrenberg, 1828

Parent

Tubiporidae Ehrenberg, 1828

Direct children (12)

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Species Tubipora chamissonis Ehrenberg, 1834
Species Tubipora fimbriata Dana, 1846
Species Tubipora hemprichi Ehrenberg, 1834
Species Tubipora musica Linnaeus, 1758
Species Tubipora reptans Carter, 1880
Species Tubipora rubeola Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
Species Tubipora syringa Dana, 1846
Species Tubipora arenosa Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Sabellaria alveolata (Linnaeus, 1767) (subjective synonym)
Species Tubipora filogranum (Linnaeus, 1767) accepted as Filograna implexa Berkeley, 1835 (subjective synonym)
Species Tubipora flabellaris Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Tubulipora flabellaris (O. Fabricius, 1780) (basionym)
Species Tubipora purpurea Pallas, 1766 accepted as Tubipora musica Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Tubipora ramosa Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788 accepted as Filograna implexa Berkeley, 1835 (subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Tubipora Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205676 on 2025-04-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-02-03 14:17:27Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-28 06:51:36Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2010-09-17 06:17:46Z

checked

van Ofwegen, Leen

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

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basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Angus & Robertson Publishers. [details]

Other

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

additional source Moseley, H.N. (1876). Preliminary report to Professor Wyville Thompson, F.R.S., Director of the Civilian Scientific Staff, on the true corals dredged by H.M.S. 'Challenger' in deep water between the dates Dec. 30th, 1870, and August 31st. Proc. R. Soc. 24: 544-569.
page(s): 549, 563 [details]

additional source Williams, G.C. (1992). The Alcyonacea of southern Africa. Stoloniferous octocorals and soft corals (Coelenterata, Anthozoa). Annals of the South African Museum. 100: 249-358., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41110040
page(s): 265 [details]

additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1972). Nouvel apport d'Octocoralliares de Madagascar et des iles avoisinantes. Tethys. Suppl. 3: 11-68., available online at http://paleopolis.rediris.es/benthos/REF/som/T-pdf/1972_s3-11.pdf
page(s): 58 [details] Available for editors

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additional source May, W. (1899). Beitrage zur Systematik und Chorologie der Alcyonaceen. Jenaische Zeitschrift fur Naturwissenschaft. 33: 1-180.
page(s): 59-63 [details]

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]