WoRMS name details
Dampia Alderslade, 1983
267369 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267369)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
- Species Dampia pocilloporaeformis Alderslade, 1983 accepted as Sclerophytum pocilloporaeforme (Alderslade, 1983) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Alderslade, P. (1983). Dampia pocilloporaeformis, a new genus and a new species of Octocorallia (Coelenterata) from Australia. <em>The Beagle.</em> 1(4): 33-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.258356 [details] Available for editors 
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McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Dampia Alderslade, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267369 on 2026-08-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Alderslade, P. (1983). Dampia pocilloporaeformis, a new genus and a new species of Octocorallia (Coelenterata) from Australia. <em>The Beagle.</em> 1(4): 33-40., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.258356 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
[request]basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Beckman, E.J.; Benayahu, Y.; Alderslade, P. (2009). Molecular systematics of the speciose Indo-Pacific soft coral genus, Sinularia (Anthozoa: Octocorallia). <em>Invertebrate Biology.</em> 128(4): 303-323., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7410.2009.00179.x [details] Available for editors [request]
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context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Alderslade, P. (2003). A new genus and new species of soft coral (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) from the south western region of Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 175: 1-10., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.175.1.1
page(s): 4 [details]
additional source Alderslade, P. (2003). A new genus and new species of soft coral (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) from the south western region of Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 175: 1-10., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.175.1.1
page(s): 4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
