WoRMS name details
Sarcoptilus gurneyi Gray, 1860
1392383 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1392383)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J.E. (1860). II. Revision of the family Pennatulidae, with descriptions of some new species in the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany and Geology, Series 3.</em> 5(25-30): 20-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18658338
page(s): 23 [details]
page(s): 23 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Sarcoptilus gurneyi Gray, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1392383 on 2026-06-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray, J.E. (1860). II. Revision of the family Pennatulidae, with descriptions of some new species in the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany and Geology, Series 3.</em> 5(25-30): 20-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18658338
page(s): 23 [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): 126 [details]
page(s): 23 [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): 126 [details]
Other
additional source
Kükenthal, W. (1915). Pennatularia. Das Tierreich. 43: 1-132., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/900948
page(s): 95 [details]
page(s): 95 [details]
