WoRMS taxon details
Plexaurella grisea Kunze, 1916
290815 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290815)
accepted
Species
Eunicea heteropora (Lamarck, 1815) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Gorgonia heteropora Lamarck, 1815 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (original combination)
Plexaura brevis Duchassaing, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Plexaura heteropora (Lamarck, 1815) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Plexaurella anguiculoides Gray in Bell, 1889 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Plexaurella curvata Kunze, 1916 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Plexaurella dichotoma var. grisea Kunze, 1916 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Plexaurella heteropora (Lamarck, 1815) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Plexaurella dichotoma var. grisea Kunze, 1916) Kunze, G. (1916). Die Gorgonarien Westindiens. Kap. 4. Die Gattung Eunicea Lamouroux. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher. Supplement.</em> 11 (4): 505-552, plates 24-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14178852
page(s): 573-574 [details]
page(s): 573-574 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Plexaurella grisea Kunze, 1916. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290815 on 2024-04-26
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original description
(of Plexaurella curvata Kunze, 1916) Kunze, G. (1916). Die Gorgonarien Westindiens. Kap. 5. Die Gattung Plexaurella. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher Supplement.</em> 11(4): 553-586, plates 27-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14178910
page(s): 582-585 [details]
original description (of Gorgonia heteropora Lamarck, 1815) Lamarck, J.B. (1815). Suite des polypiers corticiferes. <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'histoire naturelle.</em> 2: 76-84, 157-164., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34019412
page(s): 162 [details]
original description (of Plexaura brevis Duchassaing, 1850) Duchassaing de Fontbressin, P. (1850). Animaux radiaires des Antilles. (Plon Frères: Paris): 1-35, pls 1-2., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6524263d/f7.image
page(s): 20 [details]
original description (of Plexaurella anguiculoides Gray in Bell, 1889) Bell, F.J. (1889). Description of some new or rare species of plexaurids. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1889: 47-50, plate 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28698610
page(s): 48-49 [details]
original description (of Plexaurella dichotoma var. grisea Kunze, 1916) Kunze, G. (1916). Die Gorgonarien Westindiens. Kap. 4. Die Gattung Eunicea Lamouroux. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher. Supplement.</em> 11 (4): 505-552, plates 24-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14178852
page(s): 573-574 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Bilewitch, J. P. (2008). Octocoral biodiversity in Bermuda. Unpub. Report, Bermuda Zoological Society, Bermuda, 9 pp. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (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]
additional source Cairns, S.D., and Bayer, F.M., 2009. Octocorallia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 321–331 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065
page(s): 5, 169, 175-177, 325, 330, 333, Pl. VI [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Lasker, H. R.; Coffroth, M. (1983). Octocoral distributions at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 13, 21-28
page(s): 23, 25, 27 [details]
additional source Wirshing, H. H.; Messing, C. G.; Douady, C. J.; Reed, J. K.; Stanhope, M. J. (2005). Molecular evidence for multiple lineages in the gorgonian family Plexauridae (Anthozoa: Octocorallia). Marine Biology, 147, 497-508
page(s): 499, 500, 503, 505, 506 [details]
additional source Sánchez, J. A.; Wirshing, H. H. (2005). A field key to the identification of tropical western Atlantic zooxanthellate octocorals (Octocorallia: Cnidaria). Caribbean Journal of Science, 41(3): 508-522
page(s): 514, 519, 520 [details]
status source Cordeiro, R. T. S.; McFadden, C. S.; Sánchez, J. A.; Pérez, C. D. (2021). Revision of the genus Plexaurella Kölliker, 1865 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) and resurrection of Plexaurellidae Verrill, 1912 new rank. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 35(8) 892-921., available online at https://www.publish.csiro.au/IS/IS21003 [details]
page(s): 582-585 [details]
original description (of Gorgonia heteropora Lamarck, 1815) Lamarck, J.B. (1815). Suite des polypiers corticiferes. <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'histoire naturelle.</em> 2: 76-84, 157-164., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34019412
page(s): 162 [details]
original description (of Plexaura brevis Duchassaing, 1850) Duchassaing de Fontbressin, P. (1850). Animaux radiaires des Antilles. (Plon Frères: Paris): 1-35, pls 1-2., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6524263d/f7.image
page(s): 20 [details]
original description (of Plexaurella anguiculoides Gray in Bell, 1889) Bell, F.J. (1889). Description of some new or rare species of plexaurids. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1889: 47-50, plate 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28698610
page(s): 48-49 [details]
original description (of Plexaurella dichotoma var. grisea Kunze, 1916) Kunze, G. (1916). Die Gorgonarien Westindiens. Kap. 4. Die Gattung Eunicea Lamouroux. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher. Supplement.</em> 11 (4): 505-552, plates 24-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14178852
page(s): 573-574 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Bilewitch, J. P. (2008). Octocoral biodiversity in Bermuda. Unpub. Report, Bermuda Zoological Society, Bermuda, 9 pp. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (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]
additional source Cairns, S.D., and Bayer, F.M., 2009. Octocorallia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 321–331 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065
page(s): 5, 169, 175-177, 325, 330, 333, Pl. VI [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Lasker, H. R.; Coffroth, M. (1983). Octocoral distributions at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 13, 21-28
page(s): 23, 25, 27 [details]
additional source Wirshing, H. H.; Messing, C. G.; Douady, C. J.; Reed, J. K.; Stanhope, M. J. (2005). Molecular evidence for multiple lineages in the gorgonian family Plexauridae (Anthozoa: Octocorallia). Marine Biology, 147, 497-508
page(s): 499, 500, 503, 505, 506 [details]
additional source Sánchez, J. A.; Wirshing, H. H. (2005). A field key to the identification of tropical western Atlantic zooxanthellate octocorals (Octocorallia: Cnidaria). Caribbean Journal of Science, 41(3): 508-522
page(s): 514, 519, 520 [details]
status source Cordeiro, R. T. S.; McFadden, C. S.; Sánchez, J. A.; Pérez, C. D. (2021). Revision of the genus Plexaurella Kölliker, 1865 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) and resurrection of Plexaurellidae Verrill, 1912 new rank. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 35(8) 892-921., available online at https://www.publish.csiro.au/IS/IS21003 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | gray plexaurella | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Eunicea heteropora (Lamarck, 1815))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Plexaurella curvata Kunze, 1916)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Plexaurella heteropora (Lamarck, 1815))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lewis Bayer)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (38 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Eunicea heteropora (Lamarck, 1815))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Plexaurella curvata Kunze, 1916)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Plexaurella heteropora (Lamarck, 1815))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lewis Bayer)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (38 records)
To ITIS
