WoRMS name details
Nephthea zanzibarensis Thomson & Henderson, 1906
288691 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288691)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Nephthea Audouin, 1828 accepted as Litophyton Forskål, 1775
Nephthya zanzibarensis Thomson & Henderson, 1906 · unaccepted (original combination, variant spelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Nephthya zanzibarensis Thomson & Henderson, 1906) Thomson, J.A.; Henderson, W.D. (1906). The marine fauna of Zanzibar and British East Africa, from collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., B.Sc., F.Z.S., in the years 1901 and 1902 -- Alcyonaria. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1906, 393-442, plates 26-31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32051773
page(s): 421-422 [details]
page(s): 421-422 [details]
Note BM 1933.3.13.150 (part of syntype) was...
Type material BM 1933.3.13.150 (part of syntype) was re-examined. Despite disintegrated sclerites it was obvious that the species belongs to Stereonephthya [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Nephthea zanzibarensis Thomson & Henderson, 1906. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288691 on 2024-04-18
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(of Nephthya zanzibarensis Thomson & Henderson, 1906) Thomson, J.A.; Henderson, W.D. (1906). The marine fauna of Zanzibar and British East Africa, from collections made by Cyril Crossland, M.A., B.Sc., F.Z.S., in the years 1901 and 1902 -- Alcyonaria. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1906, 393-442, plates 26-31., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32051773
page(s): 421-422 [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]
additional source Roxas, H.A. (1933). Philippine Alcyonaria, II. The families Alcyoniidae and Nephthyidae. <em>The Philippine Journal of Science.</em> 50(4): 345-470, plates 1-5.
page(s): 424 [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. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 567: 1-128., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.567.7212 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 421-422 [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]
additional source Roxas, H.A. (1933). Philippine Alcyonaria, II. The families Alcyoniidae and Nephthyidae. <em>The Philippine Journal of Science.</em> 50(4): 345-470, plates 1-5.
page(s): 424 [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. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 567: 1-128., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.567.7212 [details] Available for editors
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Type material BM 1933.3.13.150 (part of syntype) was re-examined. Despite disintegrated sclerites it was obvious that the species belongs to Stereonephthya [details]
