WoRMS taxon details
Sansibia flava (May, 1898)
291012 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:291012)
accepted
Species
Anthelia flava (May, 1898) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Clavularia flava May, 1898 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Clavularia flava May, 1898) May, W. (1898). Die von Dr. Stuhlmann im Jahre 1889 gesammelten ostafrikanischen Alcyonaceen des Hamburgers Museums. <em>Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten.</em> 15(2): 1-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29111318
page(s): 8 [details]
page(s): 8 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Sansibia flava (May, 1898). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=291012 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Clavularia flava May, 1898) May, W. (1898). Die von Dr. Stuhlmann im Jahre 1889 gesammelten ostafrikanischen Alcyonaceen des Hamburgers Museums. <em>Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten.</em> 15(2): 1-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29111318
page(s): 8 [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]
new combination reference Alderslade, P. (2000). Four new genera of soft corals (Coelenterata: Octocorallia), with notes on the classification of some established taxa. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 74: 237-249.
page(s): 243 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 8 [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]
new combination reference Alderslade, P. (2000). Four new genera of soft corals (Coelenterata: Octocorallia), with notes on the classification of some established taxa. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 74: 237-249.
page(s): 243 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
redescription
Benayahu, Y.; Ekins, M.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Samimi-Namin, K.; McFadden, C.S. (2022). On some encrusting Xeniidae (Octocorallia): re-examination of the type material of Sansibia flava (May, 1898) and a description of new taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5093(4): 421-444., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5093.4.3
page(s): 424-428 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 424-428 [details] Available for editors

Other
context source (HKRMS)
Benayahu, Y.; Fabricius, K. (2010). On Some Octocorallia (Alcyonacea) from Hong Kong, with description of a new species, Paraminabea rubeusa. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 64(2): 285-296. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Benayahu, Y.; Jeng, M. S.; Perkol-Finkel, S.; Dai, C. F. (2004). Soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from southern Taiwan. II. Species diversity and distributional patterns. Zoological Studies, 43(3): 548-560
page(s): 551, 552 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Benayahu, Y.; Jeng, M. S.; Perkol-Finkel, S.; Dai, C. F. (2004). Soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from southern Taiwan. II. Species diversity and distributional patterns. Zoological Studies, 43(3): 548-560
page(s): 551, 552 [details]





Nontype ZMTAU Co 28881, geounit Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype ZMTAU Co 28883, geounit Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype ZMTAU Co 28892, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype ZMTAU Co 30269, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Clavularia flava May, 1898)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Anthelia flava (May, 1898))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sansibia flava)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Clavularia flava May, 1898)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Anthelia flava (May, 1898))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sansibia flava)
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 17 proteins)