Dendronephthya merguiensis
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: van Ofwegen, Leen
date: 2026-08-10
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: Dendronephthya merguiensis Henderson, 1909
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. Dendronephthya merguiensis Henderson, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289067 on 2026-08-10
created: 2008-01-16T11:35:54Z
modified: 2010-09-17T08:17:46Z
replaces: 1345756
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Dendronephthya merguiensis Henderson, 1909
class: Octocorallia
family: Nephtheidae
genus: Dendronephthya
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Thomson, J.A.; Simpson, J.J. (1909). An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship 'Investigator' in the Indian Ocean. II. The alcyonarians of the littoral area. Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 2: 1-319, 9 plates.
name published in year: 1909
order: Malacalcyonacea
parent name usage ID: 206503
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Henderson, 1909
specific epithet: merguiensis
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted