WoRMS name details
Protoptilum medium Thomson & Henderson, 1905
1393468 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1393468)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Thomson, J.A.; Henderson, W.D. (1905). Preliminary notice of the deep-sea Alcyonaria collected in the Indian Ocean. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Ser. 7, 15: 547-557., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19244097
page(s): 555 [details]
page(s): 555 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Protoptilum medium Thomson & Henderson, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1393468 on 2025-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Thomson, J.A.; Henderson, W.D. (1905). Preliminary notice of the deep-sea Alcyonaria collected in the Indian Ocean. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Ser. 7, 15: 547-557., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19244097
page(s): 555 [details]
page(s): 555 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Kükenthal, W. (1915). Pennatularia. Das Tierreich. 43: 1-132., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/900948
page(s): 38 [details]
page(s): 38 [details]
Other
additional source
Thomson, J.A.; Henderson, W.D. (1906). An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian Marine survey ship 'Investigator' in the Indian Ocean. I. The alcyonarians of the deep sea. <em>Trustees of the Indian Museum, University of Aberdeen.</em> 1-128, plates 1-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12037643
page(s): 86 [details]
page(s): 86 [details]