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Acabaria furcata (J.S. Thomson, 1916)

288425  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288425)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
  7. Melithaeidae (Family)
  8. Melithaeinae (Subfamily)
  9. Acabaria (Genus)
  10. Acabaria furcata (Species)
 unaccepted (changed combination)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Wrightella furcata J.S. Thomson, 1916) Thomson, J.S. (1916). I. South African Gorgonacea. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 61(1): 1-56, plates 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10265508
page(s): 17-19 [details] 
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Acabaria furcata (J.S. Thomson, 1916). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288425 on 2025-03-23
Date
action
by
2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2010-09-17 06:17:46Z
checked
van Ofwegen, Leen
2014-01-10 09:03:38Z
changed
van Ofwegen, Leen
2021-04-24 02:38:30Z
changed
McFadden, Cathy

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Nomenclature

original description (of Wrightella furcata J.S. Thomson, 1916) Thomson, J.S. (1916). I. South African Gorgonacea. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 61(1): 1-56, plates 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10265508
page(s): 17-19 [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] 

new combination reference van Ofwegen, L.P. (1987). Melithaeidae (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) from the Indian Ocean and the Malay Archipelago. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden.</em> 239: 1-57., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317750
page(s): 45-48 [details] 

Other

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

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Nontype RMNH Coel. 17464, geounit Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH Coel. 17465, geounit Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype RMNH Coel. 17466, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

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