WoRMS name details
Lygus Herklots, 1858
1330357 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1330357)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Pennatula mirabilis Müller, 1776 accepted as Virgularia mirabilis (Müller, 1776) (type by original designation)
- Species Lygus brasiliensis Gray, 1870 accepted as Stylatula brasiliensis (Gray, 1870) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Lygus ellisii (Gray, 1860) accepted as Virgularia ellisii Gray, 1860 (changed combination)
- Species Lygus mirabilis (Müller, 1776) accepted as Virgularia mirabilis (Müller, 1776) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Herklots, J.A. (1858). Notices pour servir à l'étude des polypiers nageurs ou pennatulides. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 7: 1-31, plates 1-7., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c073544750&view=1up&seq=9
page(s): 14 [details]
page(s): 14 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Lygus Herklots, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1330357 on 2026-06-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Herklots, J.A. (1858). Notices pour servir à l'étude des polypiers nageurs ou pennatulides. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 7: 1-31, plates 1-7., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c073544750&view=1up&seq=9
page(s): 14 [details]
basis of record Gray, J.E. (1870). Catalogue of sea-pens or Pennatulariidae in the collection of the British Museum / by J.E. Gray. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18487479 [details]
page(s): 14 [details]
basis of record Gray, J.E. (1870). Catalogue of sea-pens or Pennatulariidae in the collection of the British Museum / by J.E. Gray. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18487479 [details]
Other
additional source
Williams G.C. (1995). Living genera of sea pens (Coelenterata: Pennatulacea): illustrated key and synopses. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 113, pp. 93-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1995.tb00929.x
page(s): 124 [details]
page(s): 124 [details]
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