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Helicogorgia Bayer, 1981

AphiaID

1757245 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1757245)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Scleralcyonacea incertae sedis

Synonymised names

Helicogorgia Verrill, 1883 · unaccepted (incorrect authority)

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Species Helicogorgia capensis (Simpson, 1910)
Species Helicogorgia flagellata (Simpson, 1910)
Species Helicogorgia ramifera (Williams, 1992)
Species Helicogorgia spiralis (Hickson, 1904)
Species Helicogorgia squamifera (Kükenthal, 1919)

Environment

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

Original description

Bayer, F.M. (1981). Key to the genera of Octocorallia exclusive of Pennatulacea (Coelenterata: Anthozoa), with diagnoses of new taxa. <em>Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash.</em> 94(3): 902-947. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 938; note: nomen novum for Hicksonella Simpson, 1910 [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Helicogorgia Bayer, 1981. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1757245 on 2025-05-05

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Helicogorgia Bayer, 1981. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1757245 on 2025-05-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2024-06-17 22:36:52Z

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McFadden, Cathy

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original description Bayer, F.M. (1981). Key to the genera of Octocorallia exclusive of Pennatulacea (Coelenterata: Anthozoa), with diagnoses of new taxa. <em>Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash.</em> 94(3): 902-947. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 938; note: nomen novum for Hicksonella Simpson, 1910 [details]

additional source Grasshoff, M. (1999). The shallow water gorgonians of New Caledonia and adjacent islands. Senckenbergiana Biologica, 1-2, 1-121
page(s): 19 [details]

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Helicogorgia) (from synonym Helicogorgia Verrill, 1883)
To Genbank (from synonym Helicogorgia Verrill, 1883)