Traits taxon details
Sphaeralcyon López-González & Gili, 2000
267844 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267844)
accepted
Genus
Sphaeralcyon weddellensis López-González & Gili, 2000 (type by monotypy)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
López-González, P. J.; Gili, J. M. (2000). A new octocoral genus (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Antarctic waters. <em>Polar Biology.</em> 23: 452-458. [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Sphaeralcyon López-González & Gili, 2000. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267844 on 2025-05-11
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Sphaeralcyon López-González & Gili, 2000. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267844 on 2025-05-11
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López-González, P. J.; Gili, J. M. (2000). A new octocoral genus (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from Antarctic waters. <em>Polar Biology.</em> 23: 452-458. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source Lopez-Gonzalez, P. J.; Gili, J. M. (2005). Two new dimorphic soft-coral species (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) from Antarctica. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 544 : 143-153.
note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus) [details]
status source 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): 67-68 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source Lopez-Gonzalez, P. J.; Gili, J. M. (2005). Two new dimorphic soft-coral species (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) from Antarctica. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 544 : 143-153.
note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus) [details]
status source 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): 67-68 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
