WoRMS taxon details

Homophyton verrucosum (Möbius, 1861)

288707  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288707)

accepted
Species
Homophyton gattyiae Gray, 1866 · unaccepted (synonym)
Solanderia verrucosa Möbius, 1861 · unaccepted (basionym)
Spongioderma chuni Kükenthal, 1908 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Spongioderma verrucosa (Möbius, 1861) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Solanderia verrucosa Möbius, 1861) Möbius, K. (1861). Neue Gorgoniden des naturhistorischen Museums zu Hamburg. <em>Novorum actorum Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum.</em> 29(6): 1-12, plates 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45613453
page(s): 3, pl. 1 figs 1-16 [details]   
Type locality contained in Algoa Bay  
type locality contained in Algoa Bay [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Homophyton verrucosum (Möbius, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288707 on 2024-04-19
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2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
created
2010-09-17 06:17:46Z
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2021-06-03 23:31:30Z
changed
2021-06-07 15:16:47Z
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original description  (of Spongioderma chuni Kükenthal, 1908) Kükenthal, W. (1908). Diagnosen neuer Gorgoniden (4. Mitteilung). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 33(1): 9-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9898295
page(s): 18 [details]   

original description  (of Homophyton gattyiae Gray, 1866) Gray, J.E. (1866). Description of two new forms of gorgonoid corals. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1866: 24-27., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28627412
page(s): 27 [details]   

original description  (of Solanderia verrucosa Möbius, 1861) Möbius, K. (1861). Neue Gorgoniden des naturhistorischen Museums zu Hamburg. <em>Novorum actorum Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum.</em> 29(6): 1-12, plates 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45613453
page(s): 3, pl. 1 figs 1-16 [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 Williams, G. C. (1993). Coral Reef Octocorals: An Illustrated Guide to the Soft Corals, Sea Fans and Sea Pens Inhabiting the Coral Reefs of Northern Natal. Durban Natural Science Museum. Durban., pp. 63.
page(s): 20, 29, 31, 48, 49 [details]   

additional source Williams, G. C. (1992). The Alcyonacea of southern Africa. Gorgonian octocorals (Coelenterata, Anthozoa). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 101(8): 181-296, Fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40683324
page(s): 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 286, 290 [details]   

additional source Williams, G. C. (1989). A provisional annotated list of octocorallian coelenterates occurring on the sublittoral coral reefs at Sodwana Bay and Kosi Bay, northern Natal, with a key to the genera. South African Journal of Science, 85, 141-144
page(s): 142 [details]   

additional source Williams, G.C. (1992). Biogeography of the octocorallian coelenterate fauna of southern Africa. <em>Biol. J. Linn. Soc.</em> 46: 351-401.
page(s): 360, 364, 365, 381, 383, 384, 394, 397 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Nontype SAfM H3341, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype SAfM H3645, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]