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Gorgonia spiralis Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

292095 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:292095)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)

Accepted name

Cirrhipathes spiralis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Cirrhipathes de Blainville, 1830
Cirripathes de Blainville, 1830

Parent

Gorgonia Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Gorgonia spiralis Linnaeus, 1758

Environment

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

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
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Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Gorgonia spiralis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292095 on 2026-04-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-21 13:45:25Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2010-09-17 06:17:46Z

checked

van Ofwegen, Leen

2020-07-06 23:01:47Z

changed

Cordeiro, Ralf

2021-07-05 19:58:34Z

changed

McFadden, Cathy

2025-07-28 08:12:58Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
page(s): 800 [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomy

source of synonymy van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)

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