WoRMS name details
Sarcophyton oligotrema Pratt, 1905
1344231 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1344231)
uncertain
Species
Sarcophytum oligotrema Pratt, 1905 · unaccepted (variant spelling)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sarcophytum oligotrema Pratt, 1905) Pratt, E.M. (1905). Report on some Alcyoniidae collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>Ceylon Pearl Oyster Fisheries Supplementary Reports.</em> XIX: 247-266, plates 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19654123
page(s): 250-251 [details]
page(s): 250-251 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Sarcophyton oligotrema Pratt, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1344231 on 2026-08-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sarcophytum oligotrema Pratt, 1905) Pratt, E.M. (1905). Report on some Alcyoniidae collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>Ceylon Pearl Oyster Fisheries Supplementary Reports.</em> XIX: 247-266, plates 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19654123
page(s): 250-251 [details]
page(s): 250-251 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Verseveldt, J. (1982). A revision of the genus Sarcophyton Lesson (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden.</em> 192: 1-91, plates 1-24., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004743021
note: Verseveldt suggests this species is a junior synonym of either S. ehrenbergi or S. infundibuliforme [details]
note: Verseveldt suggests this species is a junior synonym of either S. ehrenbergi or S. infundibuliforme [details]
From editor or global species database
Validity Considered by Verseveldt (1982) to be a synonym of either S. ehrenbergi or S. infundibuliforme [details]
