Marine Species Traits - Eunicea (Eunicea) Bayer, 1961

Traits name details

Eunicea (Eunicea) Bayer, 1961

AphiaID

1561533 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1561533)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted name

Eunicea Lamouroux, 1816

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Eunicea Lamouroux, 1816

Direct children (7)

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Species Eunicea (Eunicea) flexuosa (Lamouroux, 1821) represented as Eunicea flexuosa (Lamouroux, 1821) (subgenus assignment)
Species Eunicea (Eunicea) laxispica (Lamarck, 1815) represented as Eunicea laxispica (Lamarck, 1815) (subgenus assignment)
Species Eunicea (Eunicea) mammosa Lamouroux, 1816 represented as Eunicea mammosa Lamouroux, 1816 (subgenus assignment)
Species Eunicea (Eunicea) pallida Garcia Parrado & Alcolado, 1996 represented as Eunicea pallida Garcia Parrado & Alcolado, 1996 (subgenus assignment)
Species Eunicea (Eunicea) palmeri Bayer, 1961 represented as Eunicea palmeri Bayer, 1961 (original combination)
Species Eunicea (Eunicea) pinta Bayer & Deichmann, 1958 represented as Eunicea pinta Bayer & Deichmann, 1958 (subgenus assignment)
Species Eunicea (Eunicea) succinea (Pallas, 1766) represented as Eunicea succinea (Pallas, 1766) (subgenus assignment)

Environment

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

Original description

Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065
page(s): 125 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Eunicea (Eunicea) Bayer, 1961. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1561533 on 2026-05-19

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Eunicea (Eunicea) Bayer, 1961. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1561533 on 2026-05-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2014-05-29 10:34:41Z

created

Fautin, Daphne

2022-06-25 23:36:56Z

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McFadden, Cathy

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Sources (1)

original description Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065
page(s): 125 [details] Available for editors