UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO) - Villogorgia atra (Thomson & Henderson, 1905)

URMO taxon details

Villogorgia atra (Thomson & Henderson, 1905)

AphiaID

286451 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286451)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Villogorgia Duchassaing & Michelloti, 1860

Original name

Acamptogorgia atra Thomson & Henderson, 1905

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Thomson, J.A.; Henderson, W.D. (1905). Report on the Alcyonaria collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. In:. <em>Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar.</em> Part 3, supplementary report 20:269-328., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1865786
page(s): 296 [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Villogorgia atra (Thomson & Henderson, 1905). Accessed through: Land J. van der (ed). (2008) UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO) at: https://marinespecies.org/urmo/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286451 on 2025-09-11

Thematic species database citation

Land J. van der (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). Villogorgia atra (Thomson & Henderson, 1905). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286451 on 2025-09-11

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

2022-03-13 00:17:59Z

changed

McFadden, Cathy

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Sources (2)

original description (of ) Thomson, J.A.; Henderson, W.D. (1905). Report on the Alcyonaria collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. In:. <em>Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar.</em> Part 3, supplementary report 20:269-328., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1865786
page(s): 296 [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]