Helicogorgia capensis
creator: van Ofwegen, Leen
creator: McFadden, Cathy
date: 2026-08-03
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: Helicogorgia capensis (Simpson, 1910)
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. Helicogorgia capensis (Simpson, 1910). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=520690 on 2026-08-03
created: 2010-09-16T15:29:41Z
modified: 2024-06-18T00:36:52Z
replaces: 1352473
replaces: 213062
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Helicogorgia capensis (Simpson, 1910)
class: Octocorallia
family: Scleralcyonacea incertae sedis
genus: Helicogorgia
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Simpson, J.J. (1910). XIV. Hicksonella, a new gorgonellid genus. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. 1910: 681-692.
name published in year: 1910
order: Scleralcyonacea
parent name usage ID: 1757245
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: (Simpson, 1910)
specific epithet: capensis
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted