Marine Species Traits - Pseudoplexaura Wright & Studer, 1889

Traits taxon details

Pseudoplexaura Wright & Studer, 1889

AphiaID

267779 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267779)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Plexauridae Gray, 1859

Direct children (4)

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Species Pseudoplexaura flagellosa (Houttuyn, 1772)
Species Pseudoplexaura porosa (Houttuyn, 1772)
Species Pseudoplexaura tenuis (Kunze, 1916)
Species Pseudoplexaura wagenaari (Stiasny, 1941)

Environment

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

Original description

Wright, E.P.; Studer, T. (1889). Report on the Alcyonaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 31 (part 64), lxxii+ 314 pp., 43 pls. London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2081946
page(s): 141-142 [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Pseudoplexaura Wright & Studer, 1889. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267779 on 2026-04-08

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Pseudoplexaura Wright & Studer, 1889. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267779 on 2026-04-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-14 11:18:07Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2010-09-16 09:11:12Z

changed

van Ofwegen, Leen

2021-04-17 19:54:21Z

changed

McFadden, Cathy

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original description Wright, E.P.; Studer, T. (1889). Report on the Alcyonaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 31 (part 64), lxxii+ 314 pp., 43 pls. London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2081946
page(s): 141-142 [details]

basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]

additional source Wirshing, H. H.; Messing, C. G.; Douady, C. J.; Reed, J. K.; Stanhope, M. J. (2005). Molecular evidence for multiple lineages in the gorgonian family Plexauridae (Anthozoa: Octocorallia). Marine Biology, 147, 497-508, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-005-1592-y
page(s): 502, 504, 507 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudoplexaura)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1191434 Pseudoplexaura sp. 2)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1191434 Pseudoplexaura sp.)
To ITIS

Unreviewed

To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1191434 Pseudoplexaura sp. 2)

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To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1191434 Pseudoplexaura sp.)

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