Paracis spinosa
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: van Ofwegen, Leen
creator: McFadden, Cathy
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: Paracis spinosa (Thomson & Henderson, 1906)
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. Paracis spinosa (Thomson & Henderson, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290624 on 2026-08-10
created: 2008-01-16T11:35:54Z
is replaced by: 1831503
modified: 2025-09-06T05:23:55Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Paracis spinosa (Thomson & Henderson, 1906)
accepted name usage ID: 1831503
class: Octocorallia
family: Acanthogorgiidae
genus: Paracis
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Thomson, J.A.; Henderson, W.D. (1906). An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian Marine survey ship 'Investigator' in the Indian Ocean. I. The alcyonarians of the deep sea. Trustees of the Indian Museum, University of Aberdeen. 1-128, plates 1-7.
name published in year: 1906
order: Malacalcyonacea
parent name usage ID: 267673
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: (Thomson & Henderson, 1906)
specific epithet: spinosa
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: superseded combination