WoRMS taxon details
Bebryce Philippi, 1842
125308 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125308)
accepted
Genus
Bebryce mollis Philippi, 1842 (type by monotypy)
Eubrandella Deichmann, 1936 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nicaule Bayer, 1981 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pseudobebryce Kükenthal, 1919 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Species Bebryce asteria Bayer & van Ofwegen, 2016
- Species Bebryce bocki Aurivillius, 1931
- Species Bebryce boninensis Aurivillius, 1931
- Species Bebryce brunnea (Nutting, 1908)
- Species Bebryce cactus Bayer, 1994
- Species Bebryce cinerea Deichmann, 1936
- Species Bebryce cofferi Bayer & van Ofwegen, 2016
- Species Bebryce crucifera (Bayer, 1981)
- Species Bebryce densa Tixier-Durivault, 1972
- Species Bebryce grandicalyx (Kükenthal, 1924)
- Species Bebryce grandis Deichmann, 1936
- Species Bebryce harpy Grasshoff, 1999
- Species Bebryce hicksoni Thomson & Henderson, 1905
- Species Bebryce indica Thomson, 1905
- Species Bebryce inermis Samimi-Namin & van Ofwegen, 2010
- Species Bebryce mollis Philippi, 1842
- Species Bebryce nuttingi Stiasny, 1942
- Species Bebryce otsuchiensis Matsumoto & van Ofwegen, 2016
- Species Bebryce parastellata Deichmann, 1936
- Species Bebryce philippii Studer, 1889
- Species Bebryce rigida Tixier-Durivault, 1972
- Species Bebryce rotunda Matsumoto & van Ofwegen, 2016
- Species Bebryce satsumaensis Matsumoto & van Ofwegen, 2016
- Species Bebryce sirene Grasshoff, 1999
- Species Bebryce studeri Whitelegge, 1897
- Species Bebryce sulfurea Grasshoff, 2000
- Species Bebryce tenuis Thomson & Simpson, 1909
- Species Bebryce thomsoni Nutting, 1910
- Species Bebryce stellata Thomson, 1927 (uncertain, junior homonym of Bebryce stellata Hentschel, 1903)
- Species Bebryce acanthoides Thomson & Russell, 1909 accepted as Thesea acanthoides (Thomson & Russell, 1909) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Bebryce brocki Aurivillius, 1931 accepted as Bebryce bocki Aurivillius, 1931 (misspelling)
- Species Bebryce stellata Hentschel, 1903 accepted as Bebryce studeri Whitelegge, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Bebryce verrucosa Stiasny, 1942 accepted as Bebryce grandicalyx (Kükenthal, 1924) (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Philippi, A. (1842). Zoologische Beobachtungen. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 8(1): 33-45, plate 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697248
page(s): 35 [details]
page(s): 35 [details]
Taxonomic remark Species boundaries within Bebryce and closely related genera in Acanthogorgiidae remain incompletely resolved, and reliance...
Taxonomic remark Species boundaries within Bebryce and closely related genera in Acanthogorgiidae remain incompletely resolved, and reliance on morphology alone may lead to uncertain identifications. Comprehensive revision, including study of type material, is needed to stabilize taxonomy in this group, and ongoing research is expected to clarify species limits. [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Bebryce Philippi, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125308 on 2026-09-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Philippi, A. (1842). Zoologische Beobachtungen. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 8(1): 33-45, plate 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697248
page(s): 35 [details]
original description (of Nicaule Bayer, 1981) Bayer, F.M. (1981). Key to the genera of Octocorallia exclusive of Pennatulacea (Coelenterata: Anthozoa), with diagnoses of new taxa. <em>Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash.</em> 94(3): 902-947. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Eubrandella Deichmann, 1936) 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): 128-129 [details]
original description (of Pseudobebryce Kükenthal, 1919) Kükenthal, W. (1919). Gorgonaria. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer “Valdivia”, 1898–1899.</em> 13, 1–946., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6222923
page(s): 841 [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 35 [details]
original description (of Nicaule Bayer, 1981) Bayer, F.M. (1981). Key to the genera of Octocorallia exclusive of Pennatulacea (Coelenterata: Anthozoa), with diagnoses of new taxa. <em>Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash.</em> 94(3): 902-947. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Eubrandella Deichmann, 1936) 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): 128-129 [details]
original description (of Pseudobebryce Kükenthal, 1919) Kükenthal, W. (1919). Gorgonaria. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer “Valdivia”, 1898–1899.</em> 13, 1–946., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6222923
page(s): 841 [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
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): 60-62 [details]
page(s): 60-62 [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bayer, F.M. (1959). A review of the gorgonacean genus Placogorgia Studer, with a description of Placogorgia tribuloides, a new species from the Straits of Florida. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 49(2): 54-61., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39694196
page(s): 55, 58 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bayer, F.M.& E. Deichmann. (1960). The Ellisellidae (Octocorallia) and their bearing on the zoogeography of the Eastern Pacific. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 73: 175-182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34642168
page(s): 182 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Fabricius, K.; Alderslade, P. (2001). Soft Corals and Sea Fans: A Comprehensive Guide to the Shallow-water Genera of the Central-West Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville.</em> pp. 264.
page(s): iv, 60, 192-193, 206, 210 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 208 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Samimi-Namin, K.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2010). An overview of Bebryce (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Plexauridae) species with tiny rosettes, with the description of a new species from the Gulf of Oman. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 32(3), 479-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.5252/z2010n3a9 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source van Ofwegen, L.P.; Benayahu, Y. (2006). A new genus of paralcyoniid soft corals (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Paralcyoniidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. <em>Journal of the Japanese Coral Reef Society.</em> 8(1): 25-37., available online at https://doi.org/10.3755/jcrs.8.25
page(s): 4 [details]
additional source Wirshing, H. H.; Messing, C. G.; Douady, C. J.; Reed, J. K.; Stanhope, M. J. (2005). Molecular evidence for multiple lineages in the gorgonian family Plexauridae (Anthozoa: Octocorallia). Marine Biology, 147, 497-508, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-005-1592-y
page(s): 497, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507 [details]
additional source Bayer, F.M. (1959). A review of the gorgonacean genus Placogorgia Studer, with a description of Placogorgia tribuloides, a new species from the Straits of Florida. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 49(2): 54-61., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39694196
page(s): 55, 58 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bayer, F.M.& E. Deichmann. (1960). The Ellisellidae (Octocorallia) and their bearing on the zoogeography of the Eastern Pacific. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 73: 175-182., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34642168
page(s): 182 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Fabricius, K.; Alderslade, P. (2001). Soft Corals and Sea Fans: A Comprehensive Guide to the Shallow-water Genera of the Central-West Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville.</em> pp. 264.
page(s): iv, 60, 192-193, 206, 210 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 208 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Samimi-Namin, K.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2010). An overview of Bebryce (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Plexauridae) species with tiny rosettes, with the description of a new species from the Gulf of Oman. <em>Zoosystema.</em> 32(3), 479-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.5252/z2010n3a9 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source van Ofwegen, L.P.; Benayahu, Y. (2006). A new genus of paralcyoniid soft corals (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Paralcyoniidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. <em>Journal of the Japanese Coral Reef Society.</em> 8(1): 25-37., available online at https://doi.org/10.3755/jcrs.8.25
page(s): 4 [details]
additional source Wirshing, H. H.; Messing, C. G.; Douady, C. J.; Reed, J. K.; Stanhope, M. J. (2005). Molecular evidence for multiple lineages in the gorgonian family Plexauridae (Anthozoa: Octocorallia). Marine Biology, 147, 497-508, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-005-1592-y
page(s): 497, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Species boundaries within Bebryce and closely related genera in Acanthogorgiidae remain incompletely resolved, and reliance on morphology alone may lead to uncertain identifications. Comprehensive revision, including study of type material, is needed to stabilize taxonomy in this group, and ongoing research is expected to clarify species limits. [details]
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