WoRMS taxon details
Pseudoplexaura Wright & Studer, 1889
267779 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267779)
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Genus
Gorgonia crassa Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Pseudoplexaura flagellosa (Houttuyn, 1772) (type by original designation)
- Species Pseudoplexaura flagellosa (Houttuyn, 1772)
- Species Pseudoplexaura porosa (Houttuyn, 1772)
- Species Pseudoplexaura tenuis (Kunze, 1916)
- Species Pseudoplexaura wagenaari (Stiasny, 1941)
- Species Pseudoplexaura bipinnata accepted as Antillogorgia bipinnata (Verrill, 1864) (unaccepted > misapplication, typographical error for Pseudopterogorgia bipinnata)
- Species Pseudoplexaura crassa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) accepted as Pseudoplexaura flagellosa (Houttuyn, 1772) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Pseudoplexaura crucis Bayer, 1961 accepted as Pseudoplexaura tenuis (Kunze, 1916) (synonym)
- Species Pseudoplexaura laevigata (Moser, 1921) accepted as Pseudoplexaura flagellosa (Houttuyn, 1772) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, uncertain synonym)
- Species Pseudoplexaura ramosa (Moser, 1921) accepted as Pseudoplexaura porosa (Houttuyn, 1772) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, uncertain synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
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]
page(s): 141-142 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Pseudoplexaura Wright & Studer, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267779 on 2024-08-14
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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
page(s): 502, 504, 507 [details]
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
page(s): 502, 504, 507 [details]
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