WoRMS name details
Scirpearia rigida Toeplitz in Kükenthal, 1919
1517120 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1517120)
unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Species
Scirpearia Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Ellisella Gray, 1858
- Variety Scirpearia rigida var. tenuis Toeplitz in Kükenthal, 1919 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Subspecies Scirpearia rigida typica Toeplitz in Kükenthal, 1919 accepted as Ellisella rigida (Toeplitz in Kükenthal, 1919) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Kükenthal, W. (1919). Gorgonaria. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer “Valdivia”, 1898–1899.</em> 13, 1–946., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6222923
page(s): 923 [details]
page(s): 923 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Scirpearia rigida Toeplitz in Kükenthal, 1919. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1517120 on 2026-05-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Kükenthal, W. (1919). Gorgonaria. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer “Valdivia”, 1898–1899.</em> 13, 1–946., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6222923
page(s): 923 [details]
page(s): 923 [details]
Other
additional source
Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 369 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Toeplitz, C. M. (1929). Die Gorgonarien Westindiens. Kap. 7, die Famile Gorgonellidae, zugleich eine Revision. <em>Zool. Jahrb. Suppl.</em> 16 (2): 235-376, plates 6-7.
page(s): 297-299 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 369 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Toeplitz, C. M. (1929). Die Gorgonarien Westindiens. Kap. 7, die Famile Gorgonellidae, zugleich eine Revision. <em>Zool. Jahrb. Suppl.</em> 16 (2): 235-376, plates 6-7.
page(s): 297-299 [details] Available for editors
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