WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Tixier-Durivault, A. (1966). Octocoralliaires de Madagascar et des iles avoisinantes. <em>Faune de Madagascar.</em> 21: 1-456., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60030792 page(s): 88-92 [details]
original description
(of Sarcophyton auricularis Verseveldt, 1968) Verseveldt, J. (1968). Preliminary note on some new Octocorallia from Madagascar. <em>Koninkl. Nederl. Akademie van Wetenschappen - Amsterdam, Proceedings Ser. C.</em> 71(1): 52-59. page(s): 53-54 [details]
basis of record
Benayahu, Y (1993). Corals of the South-west Indian Ocean. I. Alcyonacea from Sodwana Bay, South Africa. Oceanographic Research Institute, Investigational Report No. 67. 16 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomyredescription
Verseveldt, J. (1971). Octocorallia from North-Western Madagascar (Part II). <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 1-73, plates 1-15. page(s): 18-21 [details]
Othercontext source (HKRMS)
Lam K. & Morton B. (2008). Soft corals, sea fans, gorgonians (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) and black and wire corals (Ceriantipatharia: Antipatharia) from submarine caves in Hong Kong with a checklist of local species and a description of a new species of Paraminabea. Journal of Natural History 42. pp 749-780. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Fabricius, K.; Alderslade, P. (2001). Soft Corals and Sea Fans: A Comprehensive Guide to the Shallow-water Genera of the Central-West Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville.</em> pp. 264. page(s): 94 [details]
additional source
Reinicke, G. B.; van Ofwegen, L. P. (1999). Soft corals (Alcyonacea: Octocorallia) from shallow water in the Chagos Archipelago: species assemblages and their distribution. Linnean Society Occasional Publications, 2, 67-85, plates 1-10 page(s): 84 [details]
additional source
Benayahu, Y.; Shlagman, A.; Schleyer, M. H. (2003). Corals of the south-west Indian Ocean: VI. The Alcyonacea (Octocorallia) of Mozambique, with a discussion on soft coral distribution on south equatorial East African reefs. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 345, 49-57 page(s): 55 [details]
additional source
Imahara, Y. (1996). Previously recorded octocorals from Japan and adjacent seas. Precious Corals and Octocoral Research, 4-mei, 17-44 page(s): 21 [details]
additional source
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]
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Alderslade, P. (2003). A new genus and species of soft coral (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) from Lord Howe Island, Australia. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 345: 19-30., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/220290 page(s): 20 [details]
additional source
Alderslade, P.; Shirwaiker, P. (1991). New species of soft corals (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) from the Laccadive Archipelago. <em>Beagle: Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory.</em> 8: 189-233. page(s): 201 [details]
additional source
Benayahu, Y. (2002). Soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) of the southern Ryukyu Archipelago: The families Tubiporidae, Clavulariidae, Alcyoniidae and Briareidae. <em>Journal of the Japanese Coral Reef Society.</em> 2002(4): 11-32., available online at https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jcrs1999/2002/4/2002_4_11/_article/-char/en page(s): 25 [details]
additional source
Verseveldt, J. (1974). Octocorallia from New Caledonia. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 48(12): 95-122, plates 1-5. page(s): 95, 96 [details]
additional source
Verseveldt, J. (1983). A revision of the genus Lobophytum von Marenzeller (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden.</em> 200: 1-103, plates 1-31. page(s): 43-44 [details]
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): 59 [details] Available for editors [request]
Nontype RMNH Coel. 3904, geounit Madagascan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH Coel. 6623, geounit Madagascan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH Coel. 6624, geounit Madagascan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH, geounit New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype ZMTAU Co 31254, geounit Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Sarcophyton auricularis Verseveldt, 1968) RMNH Coel. no. 3904, geounit Madagascan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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