WoRMS taxon details
Antillogorgia acerosa (Pallas, 1766)
367982 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367982)
accepted
Species
Gorgonia acerosa Pallas, 1766 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Gorgonia setosa Esper, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pseudopterogorgia acerosa (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pterogorgia acerosa (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pterogorgia acerosa f. typica (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pterogorgia acerosa typica (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Variety Antillogorgia acerosa var. elastica (Bielschowsky in Kükenthal, 1919) (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gorgonia acerosa Pallas, 1766) Pallas, P. S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. [List of zoophytes containing general outlines of genera and brief descriptions of known species, with selected synonyms of the authors.]. <em>Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae.</em> 451 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6019361
page(s): 172-174 [details]
page(s): 172-174 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Antillogorgia acerosa (Pallas, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367982 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Gorgonia acerosa Pallas, 1766) Pallas, P. S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. [List of zoophytes containing general outlines of genera and brief descriptions of known species, with selected synonyms of the authors.]. <em>Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae.</em> 451 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6019361
page(s): 172-174 [details]
original description (of Gorgonia setosa Esper, 1791) Esper, E.J.C. (1794). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet, nebst Beschreibungen. Zweyter Theil. (Raspe: Nürnberg): 1-303. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50841660
page(s): 66-71 [details]
basis of record UNEP-WCMC Species Database, available online at http://www.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/Taxonomy [details]
new combination reference Williams, G. C.; Chen, J.-Y. (2012). Resurrection of the octocorallian genus Antillogorgia for Caribbean species previously assigned to Pseudopterogorgia, and a taxonomic assessment of the relationship of these genera with Leptogorgia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Gorgoniidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3505, 39-52. [details]
page(s): 172-174 [details]
original description (of Gorgonia setosa Esper, 1791) Esper, E.J.C. (1794). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet, nebst Beschreibungen. Zweyter Theil. (Raspe: Nürnberg): 1-303. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50841660
page(s): 66-71 [details]
basis of record UNEP-WCMC Species Database, available online at http://www.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/Taxonomy [details]
new combination reference Williams, G. C.; Chen, J.-Y. (2012). Resurrection of the octocorallian genus Antillogorgia for Caribbean species previously assigned to Pseudopterogorgia, and a taxonomic assessment of the relationship of these genera with Leptogorgia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Gorgoniidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3505, 39-52. [details]
Other
additional source
Bayer, F. M. (1952). New Western Atlantic records of octocorals (Coelenterata: Anthozoa), with descriptions of three new species. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 42(6): 183-189., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39697529
page(s): 185 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Bayer, F.M. (1957). Additional records of Western Atlantic octocorals. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 47(11): 379-390., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39753773
page(s): 388-390 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1954). Anthozoa: Alcyonaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 89: 279-284.
page(s): 280, 282 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 185 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bayer, F.M. (1957). Additional records of Western Atlantic octocorals. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 47(11): 379-390., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39753773
page(s): 388-390 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bayer, F. M. (1954). Anthozoa: Alcyonaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 89: 279-284.
page(s): 280, 282 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | smooth sea feather [from synonym]sea plume [from synonym]purple sea plume [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Pseudopterogorgia acerosa (Pallas, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Antillogorgia acerosa)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 10 proteins) (from synonym Gorgonia acerosa Pallas, 1766)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 10 proteins) (from synonym Pseudopterogorgia acerosa (Pallas, 1766))
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Pseudopterogorgia acerosa (Pallas, 1766))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lewis Bayer)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (429 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 084655)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Pseudopterogorgia acerosa (Pallas, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Antillogorgia acerosa)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 10 proteins) (from synonym Gorgonia acerosa Pallas, 1766)
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 10 proteins) (from synonym Pseudopterogorgia acerosa (Pallas, 1766))
To GenBank (14 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Pseudopterogorgia acerosa (Pallas, 1766))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lewis Bayer)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (429 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 084655)
