Deep-Sea taxon details
Scleracis petrosa Deichmann, 1936
291028 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:291028)
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): 110 [details]
page(s): 110 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Scleracis petrosa Deichmann, 1936. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=291028 on 2026-09-18
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Scleracis petrosa Deichmann, 1936. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=291028 on 2026-09-18
Date
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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): 110 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Bilewitch, J. P. (2008). Octocoral biodiversity in Bermuda. Unpub. Report, Bermuda Zoological Society, Bermuda, 9 pp. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 Bayer, F. M. (1954). Anthozoa: Alcyonaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 89: 279-284.
page(s): 280 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bayer, F.M. (1957). Additional records of Western Atlantic octocorals. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 47(11): 379-390., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39753773
page(s): 389 [details] Available for editors
additional source 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]
page(s): 110 [details]
context source (Bermuda) Bilewitch, J. P. (2008). Octocoral biodiversity in Bermuda. Unpub. Report, Bermuda Zoological Society, Bermuda, 9 pp. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 Bayer, F. M. (1954). Anthozoa: Alcyonaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 89: 279-284.
page(s): 280 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bayer, F.M. (1957). Additional records of Western Atlantic octocorals. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 47(11): 379-390., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39753773
page(s): 389 [details] Available for editors
additional source 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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (20 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 005711.CN)
To ITIS
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (20 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 005711.CN)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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