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Thesea rubra Deichmann, 1936

418858  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:418858)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
  7. Malacalcyonacea incertae sedis (Family)
  8. Thesea (Genus)
  9. Thesea rubra (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Deichmann, E (1936). The Alcyonaria of the western part of the Atlantic ocean. Illustrated catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoӧlogy, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4363633#page/11/mode/1up
page(s): 115-116 [details] 
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Thesea rubra Deichmann, 1936. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=418858 on 2025-04-04
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2009-10-06 12:38:14Z
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2010-09-17 06:17:46Z
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Nomenclature

original description Deichmann, E (1936). The Alcyonaria of the western part of the Atlantic ocean. Illustrated catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoӧlogy, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4363633#page/11/mode/1up
page(s): 115-116 [details] 

basis of record Cairns, S.D., and Bayer, F.M., 2009. Octocorallia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 321–331 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] 

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (5 records) 
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 005729.CN) 
Unreviewed
Thesea rubra, 62 m Madison Swanson Reef, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-USGS-Deep Sea Systems International. Identifications by P. Etnoyer et al. For more information see supplementary material in: Etnoyer PJ, Wickes LN, Silva M, Dubick JD, Balthis L, Salgado E, MacDonald IR (2016). Decline in condition of gorgonian octocorals on mesophotic reefs in the northern Gulf of Mexico: before and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Coral Reefs 35: 77-90.
Thesea rubra, 78 m Coral Trees Reef, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-USGS-Deep Sea Systems International. Identifications by P. Etnoyer et al. For more information see supplementary material in: Etnoyer PJ, Wickes LN, Silva M, Dubick JD, Balthis L, Salgado E, MacDonald IR (2016). Decline in condition of gorgonian octocorals on mesophotic reefs in the northern Gulf of Mexico: before and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Coral Reefs 35: 77-90.
Thesea rubra, 78 m Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico. Photograph courtesy of NOAA-Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Identifications by P. Etnoyer et al. For more information see supplementary material in: Etnoyer PJ, Wickes LN, Silva M, Dubick JD, Balthis L, Salgado E, MacDonald IR (2016). Decline in condition of gorgonian octocorals on mesophotic reefs in the northern Gulf of Mexico: before and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Coral Reefs 35: 77-90.
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 005729.CN)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 005729.CN)
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