African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Efflatounaria nana (Hickson, 1931)

AfReMaS name details

Efflatounaria nana (Hickson, 1931)

AphiaID

288100 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288100)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination (changed combination)

Accepted name

Aldersladum nana (Hickson, 1931)

Rank

Species

Parent

Efflatounaria Gohar, 1939

Original name

Xenia nana Hickson, 1931

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Hickson, S.J. (1931). Three species of Alcyonaria from the Gulf of Manaar. <em>Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum (New series), Natural History Section.</em> 1(2, pt. 2): 81-89.
page(s): 84-87 [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Efflatounaria nana (Hickson, 1931). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288100 on 2026-07-10

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Efflatounaria nana (Hickson, 1931). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288100 on 2026-07-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-16 10:35:54Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2010-09-17 06:17:46Z

checked

van Ofwegen, Leen

2021-02-12 01:04:39Z

changed

McFadden, Cathy

2022-04-19 01:31:42Z

changed

McFadden, Cathy

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Sources (2)

original description (of ) Hickson, S.J. (1931). Three species of Alcyonaria from the Gulf of Manaar. <em>Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum (New series), Natural History Section.</em> 1(2, pt. 2): 81-89.
page(s): 84-87 [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]