WoRMS name details

Plexaurella cylindrica Verrill, 1912

1349715  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1349715)

 unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Verrill, A.E. (1912). The gorgonians of the Brazilian coast. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (2).</em> 15:373-404., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33245294
page(s): 384-385 [details] 
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Plexaurella cylindrica Verrill, 1912. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1349715 on 2026-03-06
Date
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2019-06-06 13:29:20Z
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2019-06-07 13:24:57Z
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2021-07-03 20:01:34Z
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Nomenclature

original description Verrill, A.E. (1912). The gorgonians of the Brazilian coast. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (2).</em> 15:373-404., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33245294
page(s): 384-385 [details] 

basis of record Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Castro, C. B. (1989). A new species of Plexaurella Valenciennes, 1855 (Coelenterata, Octocorallia), from the Abrolhos Reefs, Bahia, Brazil. <em>Revista Brasileira de Biologia.</em> 49(2): 598-603. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]