Pterogorgia australiensis
creator: McFadden, Cathy
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Pterogorgia australiensis (Ridley, 1884)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Pterogorgia australiensis (Ridley, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1519361 on 2026-08-30
created: 2021-07-11T01:58:41Z
is replaced by: 290892
modified: 2023-02-14T03:11:48Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Pterogorgia australiensis (Ridley, 1884)
accepted name usage ID: 290892
class: Octocorallia
family: Pterogorgiidae
genus: Pterogorgia
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Ridley, S.O. (1884). Alcyonaria. In: Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Alert' 1881-2. London British Museum. Pp. 327-365, plates 36-38.
name published in year: 1884
order: Malacalcyonacea
parent name usage ID: 267790
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: (Ridley, 1884)
specific epithet: australiensis
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: superseded combination