WoRMS name details
Scirpearia dichotoma Gray, 1859
1487825 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1487825)
unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Species
Scirpearia Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Ellisella Gray, 1858
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J.E. (1859). Description of some new genera of lithophytes or stony zoophytes. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1859: 479-486., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32274893
page(s): 481 [details]
page(s): 481 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Scirpearia dichotoma Gray, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1487825 on 2026-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray, J.E. (1859). Description of some new genera of lithophytes or stony zoophytes. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1859: 479-486., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32274893
page(s): 481 [details]
basis of record Tixier-Durivault, A. (1966). Octocoralliaires de Madagascar et des iles avoisinantes. <em>Faune de Madagascar.</em> 21: 1-456., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60030792
page(s): 426 [details]
page(s): 481 [details]
basis of record Tixier-Durivault, A. (1966). Octocoralliaires de Madagascar et des iles avoisinantes. <em>Faune de Madagascar.</em> 21: 1-456., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60030792
page(s): 426 [details]
