WoRMS name details
Alcyonium ascidioides Pallas, 1774
1765918 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1765918)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Pallas, P. S. (1774). Spicilegia zoologica, quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur cura P.S. Pallas. <em>[Book series, 14 volumes].</em> Fasciculus 10, pp. 1–41, 4 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27823183
page(s): 34, Pl. IV fig. 7, 7A; note: Pallas erected this name as his own while citing Distomus variolosus as a synonym. [details]
page(s): 34, Pl. IV fig. 7, 7A; note: Pallas erected this name as his own while citing Distomus variolosus as a synonym. [details]
Nomenclature The name was erected by Pallas (1774) in a chapter where he cited Gaertner (1774) as the author (?). Curiously he cited...
Nomenclature The name was erected by Pallas (1774) in a chapter where he cited Gaertner (1774) as the author (?). Curiously he cited Gaertner's name for this species (Distomus variolosus) as an 'alternative' for the present name. This has caused confusion among contemporary authors, with Gmelin in Linnaeus (1791: 3816) citing both names under the present combination as valid, whereas Lamarck (1816 (vol.3): 101) choosing the opposite course. Gaertner's manuscript name Distomus variolosus cited by Pallas was interpreted from Lamarck onwards as the correct name, with Alcyonium ascidioides as an unnecessary objective junior synonym. [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2024). World Porifera Database. Alcyonium ascidioides Pallas, 1774. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1765918 on 2024-08-16
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Pallas, P. S. (1774). Spicilegia zoologica, quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur cura P.S. Pallas. <em>[Book series, 14 volumes].</em> Fasciculus 10, pp. 1–41, 4 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27823183
page(s): 34, Pl. IV fig. 7, 7A; note: Pallas erected this name as his own while citing Distomus variolosus as a synonym. [details]
additional source Hartmeyer, R. (1916). Zur Deutung einiger Alcyonium-Arten. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Gesellsch. naturf. Freunde, Berlin.</em> 8: 245-259.
page(s): 246 [details]
page(s): 34, Pl. IV fig. 7, 7A; note: Pallas erected this name as his own while citing Distomus variolosus as a synonym. [details]
additional source Hartmeyer, R. (1916). Zur Deutung einiger Alcyonium-Arten. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Gesellsch. naturf. Freunde, Berlin.</em> 8: 245-259.
page(s): 246 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Nomenclature The name was erected by Pallas (1774) in a chapter where he cited Gaertner (1774) as the author (?). Curiously he cited Gaertner's name for this species (Distomus variolosus) as an 'alternative' for the present name. This has caused confusion among contemporary authors, with Gmelin in Linnaeus (1791: 3816) citing both names under the present combination as valid, whereas Lamarck (1816 (vol.3): 101) choosing the opposite course. Gaertner's manuscript name Distomus variolosus cited by Pallas was interpreted from Lamarck onwards as the correct name, with Alcyonium ascidioides as an unnecessary objective junior synonym. [details]
