Marine Species Traits - Alcyonium ceylonense May, 1899

Traits taxon details

Alcyonium ceylonense May, 1899

AphiaID

287351 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:287351)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Alcyonium ceylonense May, 1899

Environment

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

Original description

May, W. (1899). Beitrage zur Systematik und Chorologie der Alcyonaceen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift fur Naturwissenschaft.</em> 33: 1-180.
page(s): 109-110 [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Alcyonium ceylonense May, 1899. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287351 on 2026-08-13

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Alcyonium ceylonense May, 1899. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287351 on 2026-08-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-16 10:35:54Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2010-09-17 06:17:46Z

checked

van Ofwegen, Leen

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original description May, W. (1899). Beitrage zur Systematik und Chorologie der Alcyonaceen. <em>Jenaische Zeitschrift fur Naturwissenschaft.</em> 33: 1-180.
page(s): 109-110 [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]

Definitions

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)