WoRMS name details
Scirpearia furcata Hickson, 1905
1473574 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1473574)
unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Species
Scirpearia Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Ellisella Gray, 1858
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Hickson, S.J. (1905). The Alcyonaria of the Maldives. Part III. The families Muriceidae, Gorgonellidae, Melitodidae, and the genera Pennatula, Eunephthya. <em>The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive archipelagoes. Being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Ed., J.S. Gardiner.</em> 2(4): 807-826, plate 67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10780075
page(s): 822 [details]
page(s): 822 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Scirpearia furcata Hickson, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1473574 on 2026-05-07
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Nomenclature
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Hickson, S.J. (1905). The Alcyonaria of the Maldives. Part III. The families Muriceidae, Gorgonellidae, Melitodidae, and the genera Pennatula, Eunephthya. <em>The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive archipelagoes. Being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Ed., J.S. Gardiner.</em> 2(4): 807-826, plate 67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10780075
page(s): 822 [details]
page(s): 822 [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bayer, F.M.& E. Deichmann. (1960). The Ellisellidae (Octocorallia) and their bearing on the zoogeography of the Eastern Pacific. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 73: 175-182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34642168
page(s): 181 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Bayer, F.M.& E. Deichmann. (1960). The Ellisellidae (Octocorallia) and their bearing on the zoogeography of the Eastern Pacific. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 73: 175-182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34642168
page(s): 181 [details] Available for editors
[request]