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Nephthea sphaerophora Kükenthal, 1903

288685  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288685)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
  7. Nephtheidae (Family)
  8. Nephthea (Genus)
  9. Nephthea sphaerophora (Species)
 unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Nephthya sphaerophora Kükenthal, 1903 · unaccepted (original combination, variant spelling)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Nephthya sphaerophora Kükenthal, 1903) Kükenthal, W. (1904). Versuch einer Revision der Alcyonarien. 2. Die Familie der Nephthyiden. 1. Theil. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher (Syst.).</em> 19(1): 99-178., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10193769
page(s): 164 [details] 
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Nephthea sphaerophora Kükenthal, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288685 on 2025-05-03
Date
action
by
2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2010-09-17 06:17:46Z
checked
van Ofwegen, Leen
2016-04-25 11:32:25Z
changed
van Ofwegen, Leen
2019-06-10 22:42:11Z
changed
McFadden, Cathy
2021-01-03 00:21:41Z
changed
McFadden, Cathy

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Nomenclature

original description (of Nephthya sphaerophora Kükenthal, 1903) Kükenthal, W. (1904). Versuch einer Revision der Alcyonarien. 2. Die Familie der Nephthyiden. 1. Theil. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher (Syst.).</em> 19(1): 99-178., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10193769
page(s): 164 [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] 

Taxonomy

source of synonymy van Ofwegen, L.P. (2016). The genus Litophyton Forskål, 1775 (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Nephtheidae) in the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 567: 1-128., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.567.7212 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

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

additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1972). Nouvel apport d'Octocoralliares de Madagascar et des iles avoisinantes. <em>Tethys.</em> Suppl. 3: 11-68., available online at http://paleopolis.rediris.es/benthos/REF/som/T-pdf/1972_s3-11.pdf
page(s): 60 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1966). Octocoralliaires de Madagascar et des iles avoisinantes. <em>Faune de Madagascar.</em> 21: 1-456., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60030792
page(s): 285-288 [details] 

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