WoRMS taxon details
Acrossota Bourne, 1914
517545 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:517545)
accepted
Genus
Clavularia amboinensis Burchardt, 1902 accepted as Acrossota amboinensis (Burchardt, 1902) (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Acrossota amboinensis (Burchardt, 1902)
- Species Acrossota liposclera Bourne, 1914 accepted as Acrossota amboinensis (Burchardt, 1902) (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Bourne, G.C. (1914). On Acrossota liposclera, a new genus and species of alcyonarian with simple tentacles. <em>Quarterly journal of microscopical science, new series.</em> 60(2): 261-272, plate 22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27719570
page(s): 262 [details]
page(s): 262 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Acrossota Bourne, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517545 on 2026-06-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Bourne, G.C. (1914). On Acrossota liposclera, a new genus and species of alcyonarian with simple tentacles. <em>Quarterly journal of microscopical science, new series.</em> 60(2): 261-272, plate 22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27719570
page(s): 262 [details]
basis of record Alderslade, P.; McFadden, C. S. (2007). Pinnule-less polyps: a new genus and new species of Indo-Pacific Clavulariidae and validation of the soft coral genus Acrossota and the family Acrossotidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1400: 27–44., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1400.2 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 262 [details]
basis of record Alderslade, P.; McFadden, C. S. (2007). Pinnule-less polyps: a new genus and new species of Indo-Pacific Clavulariidae and validation of the soft coral genus Acrossota and the family Acrossotidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1400: 27–44., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1400.2 [details] Available for editors
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