WoRMS name details
Lygomorpha Koren & Danielssen, 1877
1392084 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1392084)
unaccepted (synonym)
Halipteris Kölliker, 1870 accepted as Balticina Gray, 1870
Genus
Lygomorpha sarsii Koren & Danielssen, 1877 accepted as Pavonaria christii (Koren & Danielssen, 1847) accepted as Halipteris christii (Koren & Danielssen, 1848) accepted as Balticina christii (Koren & Danielssen, 1848) (type by original designation)
Halipteridae Williams, 1995 accepted as Balticinidae Balss, 1910
- Species Lygomorpha sarsii Koren & Danielssen, 1877 accepted as Pavonaria christii (Koren & Danielssen, 1847) accepted as Halipteris christii (Koren & Danielssen, 1848) accepted as Balticina christii (Koren & Danielssen, 1848) (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Koren, J. & D.C.Danielssen. (1877). Contribution to the natural history of the Pennatulidae living on the Norwegian coast. <em>Fauna littoralis Norvegiae.</em> 3: 82-102, plates 3-4, 9-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38676226
page(s): 99 [details]
page(s): 99 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Lygomorpha Koren & Danielssen, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1392084 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Koren, J. & D.C.Danielssen. (1877). Contribution to the natural history of the Pennatulidae living on the Norwegian coast. <em>Fauna littoralis Norvegiae.</em> 3: 82-102, plates 3-4, 9-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38676226
page(s): 99 [details]
basis of record Williams G.C. (1995). Living genera of sea pens (Coelenterata: Pennatulacea): illustrated key and synopses. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 113, pp. 93-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1995.tb00929.x
page(s): 120 [details]
page(s): 99 [details]
basis of record Williams G.C. (1995). Living genera of sea pens (Coelenterata: Pennatulacea): illustrated key and synopses. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 113, pp. 93-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1995.tb00929.x
page(s): 120 [details]
