WoRMS name details
Sinularia megalosclera Alderslade, 1987
288549 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288549)
unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Alderslade, P. (1987). A new species of Sinularia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) from Western Australia, with extraordinary massive sclerites. <em>The Beagle, Occasional Papers of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences.</em> 4(1): 85-94. [details]
Holotype NTM C1050, geounit Australian Exclusive...
Holotype NTM C1050, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Sinularia megalosclera Alderslade, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288549 on 2025-07-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Alderslade, P. (1987). A new species of Sinularia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) from Western Australia, with extraordinary massive sclerites. <em>The Beagle, Occasional Papers of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences.</em> 4(1): 85-94. [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]
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]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Alderslade, P. (2003). A new genus and new species of soft coral (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) from the south western region of Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 175: 1-10.
page(s): 2 [details]
additional source Alderslade, P. (2003). A new genus and new species of soft coral (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) from the south western region of Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 175: 1-10.
page(s): 2 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NTM C1050, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
