Marine Species Traits - Umbellulifera formosa Li, 1982

Traits taxon details

Umbellulifera formosa Li, 1982

AphiaID

1479366 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1479366)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Umbellulifera Thomson & Dean, 1931

Original name

Umbellulifera formosa Li, 1982

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Li, C. (1982). Two new species of Alcyonacea from South China Sea (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). <em>Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica.</em> 7(3): 229-232. [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Umbellulifera formosa Li, 1982. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1479366 on 2026-06-24

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Umbellulifera formosa Li, 1982. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1479366 on 2026-06-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2021-01-29 05:38:18Z

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McFadden, Cathy

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Sources (3)
Attributes (8)

original description Li, C. (1982). Two new species of Alcyonacea from South China Sea (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). <em>Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica.</em> 7(3): 229-232. [details]

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

additional source Imahara, Y. (1996). Previously recorded octocorals from Japan and adjacent seas. Precious Corals and Octocoral Research, 4-mei, 17-44
page(s): 26 [details]

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