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Chromonephthea aurantiaca (Verrill, 1865)

289607  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:289607)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
  7. Nephtheidae (Family)
  8. Chromonephthea (Genus)
  9. Chromonephthea aurantiaca (Species)
accepted
Species
Nephthea aurantiaca Verrill, 1865 · unaccepted (original combination, variant spelling)
Nephthya aurantiaca Verrill, 1865 · unaccepted (original combination)
Spongodes aurantiacum (Verrill, 1866) · unaccepted (changed combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Nephthya aurantiaca Verrill, 1865) Verrill AE. (1866). Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rogers, U.S.N., from 1853 to 1856. Collected by Dr. Wm. Stimpson, naturalist to the Expedition. With Descriptions of some additional Species from the West Coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Essex Institute.</em> 4 (7): 181-196, pls 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34752314
page(s): 191 [details] 
Holotype  MCZ no. 404 (new no. 4208), geounit Chinese...  
Holotype MCZ no. 404 (new no. 4208), geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Chromonephthea aurantiaca (Verrill, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289607 on 2025-05-10
Date
action
by
2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2010-09-17 06:17:46Z
checked
van Ofwegen, Leen
2019-07-06 04:01:15Z
changed
McFadden, Cathy

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Nomenclature

original description (of Nephthya aurantiaca Verrill, 1865) Verrill AE. (1866). Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rogers, U.S.N., from 1853 to 1856. Collected by Dr. Wm. Stimpson, naturalist to the Expedition. With Descriptions of some additional Species from the West Coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Essex Institute.</em> 4 (7): 181-196, pls 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34752314
page(s): 191 [details] 

basis of record L.P. van Ofwegen, 2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details] 

new combination reference van Ofwegen, L.P. (2005). A new genus of nephtheid soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Nephtheidae) from the Indo-Pacific. <em>Zool. Meded. Leiden.</em> 79-4, 30-xi.2005: 1-236, figs 1-177, tabs 1-3.
page(s): 22-25 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype MCZ no. 404 (new no. 4208), geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH Coel. 33370, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 60387, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Nephthea aurantiaca Verrill, 1865)
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