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WoRMS taxon details

Dichotella Gray, 1870

AphiaID

517554 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:517554)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Ellisellidae Gray, 1859

Direct children (2)

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Species Dichotella gemmacea (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857)
Species Dichotella divergens Gray, 1870 accepted as Dichotella gemmacea (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Gray, J. E. (1870). Catalogue of Lithophytes or stony corals in the collection of the British Museum. pp. 1-51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23832271
page(s): 50 [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Dichotella Gray, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517554 on 2026-02-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-09-13 12:04:01Z

created

van Ofwegen, Leen

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Nomenclature

original description Gray, J. E. (1870). Catalogue of Lithophytes or stony corals in the collection of the British Museum. pp. 1-51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23832271
page(s): 50 [details]