WoRMS

WoRMS name details

Nephthea elatensis Verseveldt & Cohen, 1971

AphiaID

213040 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213040)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted Name

Litophyton striatum (Kükenthal, 1903)

Rank

Species

Parent

Nephthea Audouin, 1828 accepted as Litophyton Forskål, 1775

Orig. name

Nephthea elatensis Verseveldt & Cohen, 1971

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Verseveldt, J.; Cohen, J. (1971). Some new species of Octocorallia from the Gulf of Elat (Red Sea). Israel Journal of Zoology. 20: 53-67. [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Gulf of Aqaba

type locality contained in Gulf of Aqaba [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Nephthea elatensis Verseveldt & Cohen, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213040 on 2024-04-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2001-02-27 17:40:30Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2008-01-16 10:35:54Z

changed

van der Land, Jacob

2010-09-17 06:17:46Z

checked

van Ofwegen, Leen

2016-04-22 09:18:44Z

changed

van Ofwegen, Leen

Licensing

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original description Verseveldt, J.; Cohen, J. (1971). Some new species of Octocorallia from the Gulf of Elat (Red Sea). Israel Journal of Zoology. 20: 53-67. [details]

additional source van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]

status source van Ofwegen, L.P. (2016). The genus Litophyton Forskål, 1775 (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Nephtheidae) in the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean. ZooKeys. 567: 1-128., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.567.7212 [details] Available for editors