World Register of Deep-Sea species - Victorgorgia argentea (Studer, 1894)

Deep-Sea taxon details

Victorgorgia argentea (Studer, 1894)

AphiaID

1045635 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1045635)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Victorgorgia López-González & Briand, 2002

Original name

Anthothela argentea Studer, 1894

Synonymised names

Anthothela argentea Studer, 1894 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Anthothela argentea Studer, 1894) Studer, T. (1894). Reports on the dredging operations off the West Coast of Central America to the Galapagos, to the West Coast of Mexico, and in the Gulf of California, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, carried on by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross", during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.N., commanding. X. Notes préliminaire sur les alcyonaires. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 25(5): 53-69., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30097961
page(s): 60 [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Victorgorgia argentea (Studer, 1894). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1045635 on 2026-07-18

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Victorgorgia argentea (Studer, 1894). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1045635 on 2026-07-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-11-24 15:26:19Z

created

Cordeiro, Ralf

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original description (of Anthothela argentea Studer, 1894) Studer, T. (1894). Reports on the dredging operations off the West Coast of Central America to the Galapagos, to the West Coast of Mexico, and in the Gulf of California, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, carried on by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross", during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.N., commanding. X. Notes préliminaire sur les alcyonaires. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 25(5): 53-69., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30097961
page(s): 60 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

To Barcode of Life (from synonym Anthothela argentea Studer, 1894)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Anthothela argentea Studer, 1894)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (16 records) (from synonym Anthothela argentea Studer, 1894)