WoRMS name details
Xenia gohari Reinicke, 1997
287878 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:287878)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Reinicke, G.B. (1997). Xeniidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the Red Sea, with descriptions of six new species of Xenia. <em>Fauna of Saudi Arabia.</em> 16: 5-62. [details]
Holotype RMNH 23435, geounit Jordanian Exclusive...
Holotype RMNH 23435, geounit Jordanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Xenia gohari Reinicke, 1997. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287878 on 2026-06-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Reinicke, G.B. (1997). Xeniidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the Red Sea, with descriptions of six new species of Xenia. <em>Fauna of Saudi Arabia.</em> 16: 5-62. [details]
basis of record 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]
basis of record 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]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Halász, A.; McFadden, C.S.; Aharonovich, D.; Toonen, R.; Benayahu, Y. (2014). A revision of the octocoral genus Ovabunda Alderslade, 2001 (Anthozoa, Octocorallia, Xeniidae). <em>Zookeys.</em> 373: 1-41., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.373.6511 [details]
additional source Halász, A.; McFadden, C.S.; Aharonovich, D.; Toonen, R.; Benayahu, Y. (2014). A revision of the octocoral genus Ovabunda Alderslade, 2001 (Anthozoa, Octocorallia, Xeniidae). <em>Zookeys.</em> 373: 1-41., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.373.6511 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype RMNH 23435, geounit Jordanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23434, geounit Jordanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23438, geounit Sudanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23439, geounit Sudanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype RMNH 23436, geounit Jordanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype RMNH 23437 [details]
