Deep-Sea taxon details
Alcyonium grandis Casas, Ramil & van Ofwegen, 1997
287363 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:287363)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Casas, C.; Ramil, F.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (1997). Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from the Scotia Arc, South Atlantic Ocean. I. The genus Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 71, 299-311. [details] Available for editors 
Holotype ECIMAT, geounit Overlapping claim South...
Holotype ECIMAT, geounit Overlapping claim South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: United Kingdom / Argentina [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Alcyonium grandis Casas, Ramil & van Ofwegen, 1997. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287363 on 2026-07-14
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Alcyonium grandis Casas, Ramil & van Ofwegen, 1997. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287363 on 2026-07-14
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Casas, C.; Ramil, F.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (1997). Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from the Scotia Arc, South Atlantic Ocean. I. The genus Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 71, 299-311. [details] Available for editors
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source van Ofwegen, L. P.; Häussermann, V.; Försterra, G. (2007). The genus Alcyonium (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) in Chile. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1607: 1-19., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1607.1.1
page(s): 1, 2, 3, 7-8, 15, 18 [details] Available for editors
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source van Ofwegen, L. P.; Häussermann, V.; Försterra, G. (2007). The genus Alcyonium (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) in Chile. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1607: 1-19., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1607.1.1
page(s): 1, 2, 3, 7-8, 15, 18 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ECIMAT, geounit Overlapping claim South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: United Kingdom / Argentina [details]
Nontype RMNH Coel. 34936, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype ZSM 20061187, geounit Overlapping claim South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: United Kingdom / Argentina [details]
Paratype ECIMAT, geounit Overlapping claim South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: United Kingdom / Argentina [details]
Paratype ECIMAT, geounit Overlapping claim South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: United Kingdom / Argentina [details]
Paratype ECIMAT, geounit Overlapping claim South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: United Kingdom / Argentina [details]
Paratype RMNH Coel. 23948, geounit Overlapping claim South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: United Kingdom / Argentina [details]
Paratype RMNH Coel. 23949, geounit Overlapping claim South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: United Kingdom / Argentina [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat bathyal [details]
