WoRMS taxon details
Psammogorgia arbuscula (Verrill, 1866)
290855 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290855)
accepted
Species
Echinogorgia arbuscula Verrill, 1866 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Psammogorgia arbuscula typica Kükenthal, 1924 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Variety Psammogorgia arbuscula var. dowii Verrill, 1868
- Subspecies Psammogorgia arbuscula dowii Verrill, 1868 accepted as Psammogorgia arbuscula var. dowii Verrill, 1868 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Psammogorgia arbuscula pallida Verrill, 1868 accepted as Psammogorgia arbuscula var. pallida Verrill, 1868 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Psammogorgia arbuscula typica Kükenthal, 1924 accepted as Psammogorgia arbuscula (Verrill, 1866) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Psammogorgia arbuscula var. pallida Verrill, 1868 (uncertain)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Echinogorgia arbuscula Verrill, 1866) Verrill, A.E. (1866). On the polyps and corals from Panama with descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 10: 323-333., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492305
page(s): 329 [details]
page(s): 329 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Psammogorgia arbuscula (Verrill, 1866). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290855 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Echinogorgia arbuscula Verrill, 1866) Verrill, A.E. (1866). On the polyps and corals from Panama with descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 10: 323-333., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9492305
page(s): 329 [details]
original description (of Psammogorgia arbuscula typica Kükenthal, 1924) Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 107 [details] Available for editors
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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]
new combination reference Verrill, A.E. (1868). Critical remarks on halcyonoid polyps in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts (Series 2).</em> 45: 411-416., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36447997
page(s): 414 [details]
page(s): 329 [details]
original description (of Psammogorgia arbuscula typica Kükenthal, 1924) Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 107 [details] Available for editors

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]
new combination reference Verrill, A.E. (1868). Critical remarks on halcyonoid polyps in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts (Series 2).</em> 45: 411-416., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36447997
page(s): 414 [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Verrill, A.E. (1868-1870). Notes on Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 6. Review of the corals and polyps of the west coast of America. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Science.</em> 1: 377-558, pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27729638
page(s): 414-415 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 107 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Grasshoff, M.; Alderslade, P. (1997). Gorgoniidae of Indo-Pacific reefs with descriptions of two new genera (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). <em>Senckenbergiana Biologica.</em> 77: 23–25.
page(s): 26 [details]
additional source Nutting, C.C. (1909). Alcyonaria of the Californian coast. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 35: 681-727, plates 84-91., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7495540
page(s): 683, 684, 719-720 [details]
additional source Bayer, F.M. (1979). Adelogorgia telones, a new species of gorgonacean coral (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) from the Galapagos Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 91(4): 1026-1036., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34602309
page(s): 1027 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Verrill, A.E. (1868-1870). Notes on Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 6. Review of the corals and polyps of the west coast of America. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Science.</em> 1: 377-558, pl. 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27729638
page(s): 414-415 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 107 [details] Available for editors

additional source Grasshoff, M.; Alderslade, P. (1997). Gorgoniidae of Indo-Pacific reefs with descriptions of two new genera (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). <em>Senckenbergiana Biologica.</em> 77: 23–25.
page(s): 26 [details]
additional source Nutting, C.C. (1909). Alcyonaria of the Californian coast. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 35: 681-727, plates 84-91., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7495540
page(s): 683, 684, 719-720 [details]
additional source Bayer, F.M. (1979). Adelogorgia telones, a new species of gorgonacean coral (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) from the Galapagos Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 91(4): 1026-1036., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34602309
page(s): 1027 [details] Available for editors






To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Psammogorgia arbuscula)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Echinogorgia arbuscula Verrill, 1866)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (5 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 091300)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Psammogorgia arbuscula)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Echinogorgia arbuscula Verrill, 1866)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (5 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 091300)