WoRMS name details
Sinularia capitalis (Pratt, 1903)
288500 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288500)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sclerophytum capitale Pratt, 1903) Pratt, E.M. (1903). The Alcyonaria of the Maldives. Part II. The genera Sarcophytum, Lobophytum, Sclerophytum and Alcyonium. <em>The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagos.</em> 2(1): 503-539, plates 28-31., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11165236
page(s): 520-521 [details]
page(s): 520-521 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Sinularia capitalis (Pratt, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288500 on 2024-08-11
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(of Sclerophytum capitale Pratt, 1903) Pratt, E.M. (1903). The Alcyonaria of the Maldives. Part II. The genera Sarcophytum, Lobophytum, Sclerophytum and Alcyonium. <em>The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagos.</em> 2(1): 503-539, plates 28-31., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11165236
page(s): 520-521 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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]
additional source van Ofwegen, L. P. (2001). Sinularia vanderlandi spec. nov. (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from the Seychelles. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 334: 103-114.
page(s): 109 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1970). Les octocoralliaires de Nha-Trang (Viet-Nam). <em>Cahiers du Pacifique.</em> 14: 115-236.
page(s): 143-144 [details]
additional source Benayahu, Y. (1998). Lobe variation in Sinularia nanolobata Verseveldt, 1977 (Cnidaria: Alcyonacea). <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 63(1): 229-240.
page(s): 229 [details] Available for editors
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additional source van Ofwegen, L.P.; Vennam, J. (1994). Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 3. The Alcyoniidae (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 68(14): 135-158.
page(s): 138-140 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Vennam, J.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (1996). Soft corals (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from the Laccadives (SW India), with a re-examination of Sinularia gravis Tixier-Durivault, 1970. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 70(29): 437-452.
page(s): 440 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Verseveldt, J. (1980). A revision of the genus Sinularia May (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden.</em> 179: 1-128, plates1-38.
page(s): 25-28 [details]
additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1945). Les Alcyonaires du Museum: I. Famille des Alcyoniidae. II. Genre Sinularia (Suite). <em>Bulletin de la Museum Nationale d'Histoire naturelle Paris, Ser. 2.</em> 17(2): 145-152., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53907920
page(s): 146-147 [details]
additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1951). Revision de la famille des Alcyoniidae. Le genre Sinularia May, 1898. <em>Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Memoires.</em> 2(40): 1-146.
page(s): 71-73 [details]
additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1970). Les Octocoralliaires de Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>L'Expédition française sur les récifs coralliens de la Nouvelle-Calédonie organisée sous l'égide de la fondation Singer-Polignac 1960-1963.</em> 4: 171-350.
page(s): 254 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Kolonko, K. (1926). Beitrage zu einer Revision der Alcyoniiden. Die Gattung Sinularia. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin.</em> 12(2): 293-334, plates 1-4.
page(s): 326-327 [details]
additional source Lüttschwager, H. (1915). Beitrage zu einer Revision der Familie Alcyoniidae. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Abteilung A.</em> 80(10): 1-42., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12955834
page(s): 15 [details]
additional source Cohn, M. (1908). Alcyonacea von Madagaskar und Ostafrika. <em>Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903-1905 : mit Mitteln der Hermann und Elise geb. Heckmann Wentzel-Stiftung : Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse.</em> 2(3): 207-244, plate 10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41895931
page(s): 228-229 [details]
new combination reference McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Quattrini, A.M. (2022). Revisionary systematics of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) guided by phylogenomics. <em>Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists.</em> 1(3), 8735, pp. 1-79., available online at https://ssbbulletin.org/index.php/bssb/article/view/8735
page(s): 45 [details]
page(s): 520-521 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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]
additional source van Ofwegen, L. P. (2001). Sinularia vanderlandi spec. nov. (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from the Seychelles. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 334: 103-114.
page(s): 109 [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1970). Les octocoralliaires de Nha-Trang (Viet-Nam). <em>Cahiers du Pacifique.</em> 14: 115-236.
page(s): 143-144 [details]
additional source Benayahu, Y. (1998). Lobe variation in Sinularia nanolobata Verseveldt, 1977 (Cnidaria: Alcyonacea). <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 63(1): 229-240.
page(s): 229 [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source van Ofwegen, L.P.; Vennam, J. (1994). Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 3. The Alcyoniidae (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 68(14): 135-158.
page(s): 138-140 [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source Vennam, J.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (1996). Soft corals (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from the Laccadives (SW India), with a re-examination of Sinularia gravis Tixier-Durivault, 1970. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 70(29): 437-452.
page(s): 440 [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source Verseveldt, J. (1980). A revision of the genus Sinularia May (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden.</em> 179: 1-128, plates1-38.
page(s): 25-28 [details]
additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1945). Les Alcyonaires du Museum: I. Famille des Alcyoniidae. II. Genre Sinularia (Suite). <em>Bulletin de la Museum Nationale d'Histoire naturelle Paris, Ser. 2.</em> 17(2): 145-152., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53907920
page(s): 146-147 [details]
additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1951). Revision de la famille des Alcyoniidae. Le genre Sinularia May, 1898. <em>Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Memoires.</em> 2(40): 1-146.
page(s): 71-73 [details]
additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1970). Les Octocoralliaires de Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>L'Expédition française sur les récifs coralliens de la Nouvelle-Calédonie organisée sous l'égide de la fondation Singer-Polignac 1960-1963.</em> 4: 171-350.
page(s): 254 [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source Kolonko, K. (1926). Beitrage zu einer Revision der Alcyoniiden. Die Gattung Sinularia. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin.</em> 12(2): 293-334, plates 1-4.
page(s): 326-327 [details]
additional source Lüttschwager, H. (1915). Beitrage zu einer Revision der Familie Alcyoniidae. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Abteilung A.</em> 80(10): 1-42., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12955834
page(s): 15 [details]
additional source Cohn, M. (1908). Alcyonacea von Madagaskar und Ostafrika. <em>Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903-1905 : mit Mitteln der Hermann und Elise geb. Heckmann Wentzel-Stiftung : Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse.</em> 2(3): 207-244, plate 10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41895931
page(s): 228-229 [details]
new combination reference McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Quattrini, A.M. (2022). Revisionary systematics of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) guided by phylogenomics. <em>Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists.</em> 1(3), 8735, pp. 1-79., available online at https://ssbbulletin.org/index.php/bssb/article/view/8735
page(s): 45 [details]
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Nontype MNHN, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]