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Xenia obscuronata Verseveldt & Cohen, 1971

210011  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:210011)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
  7. Xeniidae (Family)
  8. Xenia (Genus)
  9. Xenia obscuronata (Species)
 unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Verseveldt, J.; Cohen, J. (1971). Some new species of Octocorallia from the Gulf of Elat (Red Sea). <em>Israel Journal of Zoology.</em> 20: 53-67.
page(s): 60 [details] 
Holotype  HUJ I Co. 120, geounit Egyptian Exclusive...  
Holotype HUJ I Co. 120, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
, Note Ras el Muqebla, Gulf of Elat, Red Sea...  
Type locality Ras el Muqebla, Gulf of Elat, Red Sea (Verseveldt & Cohen, 1971). [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Xenia obscuronata Verseveldt & Cohen, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210011 on 2025-03-06
Date
action
by
1997-10-30 10:47:35Z
created
Fondo, Esther
2001-02-27 17:40:30Z
changed
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
changed
van der Land, Jacob
2008-01-21 13:45:25Z
changed
van der Land, Jacob
2010-09-17 06:17:46Z
checked
van Ofwegen, Leen
2022-06-14 22:05:03Z
changed
Hoeksema, Bert

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Nomenclature

original description Verseveldt, J.; Cohen, J. (1971). Some new species of Octocorallia from the Gulf of Elat (Red Sea). <em>Israel Journal of Zoology.</em> 20: 53-67.
page(s): 60 [details] 

new combination reference Alderslade, P. (2001). Six new genera and six new species of soft coral, and some proposed familial and subfamilial changes within the Alcyonacea. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 10:15-65.
page(s): 51 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

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

additional source 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 Reinicke, G.B. (1997). Xeniidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the Red Sea, with descriptions of six new species of Xenia. <em>Fauna of Saudi Arabia.</em> 16: 5-62.
page(s): 33-35 [details] 

additional source Benayahu, Y. (1990). Xeniidae (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) from the Red Sea, with the description of a new species. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 64(9): 113-120.
page(s): 118 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Reinicke, G.B. (1995). Xeniidae des Roten Meeres (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). <em>Beitrage zur Systematik und Okologie.</em> 6: 1-193.
page(s): 35 [details] 

additional source Dullo, W.; Gektidis, M.; Golubic, S.; Heiss, G. A.; Kampmann, H.; Kiene, W.; Kroll, D. K.; Kuhrau, M. L.; Radtke, G.; Reijmer, J. G.; Reinicke, G. B.; Schlichter, D.; Schuhmacher, H.; Vogel, K. (1995). Factors controlling Holocene reef growth: an interdisciplinary approach. Facies, 32, 145-188
page(s): 162, 164, 165, 167, 168 [details] 

additional source Reinicke, G. B.; Schuhmacher, H. (1996). Significance of different traits of soft-coral assemblages (Octocorallia, Alcyoniina) in benthic reef communities of the Red Sea. Göttinger Arbeiten zur Geologie Paläontologie, Sb2, 77-84
page(s): 80 [details] 

additional source Benayahu, Y. (1991). Reproduction and developmental pathways of Red Sea Xeniidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). Hydrobiologia, 216/217, 125-130
page(s): 126, 127, 128 [details] 

additional source Reinicke, G. B. (1997). Different modes of adaptation to light conditions in Red Sea Xeniidae reflected by their depth distribution patterns (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Coelenterate Biology, 393-402
page(s): 394, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400 [details] 

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

Holotype HUJ I Co. 120, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MNB C-3248, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype NMW C.16623, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23473, geounit Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23474, geounit Jordanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23475, geounit Jordanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23476, geounit Jordanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23477, geounit Jordanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23478, geounit Jordanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23479, geounit Jordanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23480, geounit Jordanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23481, geounit Jordanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23483, geounit Jordanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23484, geounit Sudanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23485, geounit Sudanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23486, geounit Sudanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23487, geounit Sudanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23488, geounit Sudanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH 23489, geounit Sudanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type RMNH 23482, geounit Jordanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Type locality Ras el Muqebla, Gulf of Elat, Red Sea (Verseveldt & Cohen, 1971). [details]
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