WoRMS name details
Svavopsis Roule, 1908
1330364 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1330364)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Svavopsis elegans Roule, 1908 accepted as Virgularia roulei Hickson, 1916 accepted as Virgularia amboinensis Kükenthal, 1915 accepted as Virgularia rumphii Kölliker, 1870 (type by monotypy)
- Species Svavopsis elegans Roule, 1908 accepted as Virgularia roulei Hickson, 1916 accepted as Virgularia amboinensis Kükenthal, 1915 accepted as Virgularia rumphii Kölliker, 1870 (pre-occupied, secondary homonym of Virgularia elegans Danielssen, 1860)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Roule, L. (1908). Alcyonaires d'Amboine. <em>Revue suisse de zoologie.</em> 16: 161-194, plates 6-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9973176
page(s): 181-184 [details]
page(s): 181-184 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Svavopsis Roule, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1330364 on 2026-06-16
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Roule, L. (1908). Alcyonaires d'Amboine. <em>Revue suisse de zoologie.</em> 16: 161-194, plates 6-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9973176
page(s): 181-184 [details]
basis of record 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): 181-184 [details]
basis of record 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]
