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Morchellana Gray, 1862

1342554  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1342554)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
  7. Nephtheidae (Family)
  8. Morchellana (Genus)
 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
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  1. Species Morchellana acaulis (Kükenthal, 1906) accepted as Dendronephthya acaulis Kükenthal, 1906 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  2. Species Morchellana agaricoides (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya agaricoides Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  3. Species Morchellana albogilva (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya albogilva Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  4. Species Morchellana amaebisclera (Thomson & Dean, 1931) accepted as Dendronephthya amoebisclera Thomson & Dean, 1931 (changed combination)
  5. Species Morchellana ambigua (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya ambigua Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  6. Species Morchellana anguina (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Dendronephthya anguina (Wright & Studer, 1889) (changed combination)
  7. Species Morchellana annectens (Sheriffs, 1922) accepted as Dendronephthya annectens Sherriffs, 1922 (changed combination)
  8. Species Morchellana armifer (Thomson & Dean, 1931) accepted as Dendronephthya armifer Thomson & Dean, 1931 (changed combination)
  9. Species Morchellana aruensis (Kükenthal, 1910) accepted as Dendronephthya aruensis Kükenthal, 1911 (changed combination)
  10. Species Morchellana aurora (Ridley, 1887) accepted as Dendronephthya aurora (Ridley, 1887) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  11. Species Morchellana australis (Kükenthal, 1905) accepted as Dendronephthya australis Kükenthal, 1905 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  12. Species Morchellana boletiformis (Ridley, 1887) accepted as Dendronephthya boletiformis (Ridley, 1887) (changed combination)
  13. Species Morchellana booleyi (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya booleyi Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  14. Species Morchellana brachycaulos (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya brachycaulos Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  15. Species Morchellana brevirama (Burchardt, 1898) accepted as Dendronephthya brevirama (Burchardt, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  16. Species Morchellana castanea (Utinomi, 1952) accepted as Dendronephthya castanea Utinomi, 1952 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  17. Species Morchellana chimnoi (Harrison, 1908) accepted as Dendronephthya chimmoi (Harrison, 1908) (changed combination)
  18. Species Morchellana collaris (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Dendronephthya collaris (Wright & Studer, 1889) (changed combination)
  19. Species Morchellana composita Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962 accepted as Dendronephthya composita (Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  20. Species Morchellana conica (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya conica Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  21. Species Morchellana coronata (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Dendronephthya coronata (Wright & Studer, 1889) (changed combination)
  22. Species Morchellana curvata (Kükenthal, 1905) accepted as Dendronephthya curvata Kükenthal, 1905 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  23. Species Morchellana decipiens (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya decipiens Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  24. Species Morchellana dendritica (Utinomi, 1954) accepted as Dendronephthya dendritica Utinomi, 1954 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  25. Species Morchellana dendrophyta (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Dendronephthya dendrophyta (Wright & Studer, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  26. Species Morchellana densa (Kükenthal, 1906) accepted as Dendronephthya densa Kükenthal, 1906 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  27. Species Morchellana disciformis (Kükenthal, 1905) accepted as Dendronephthya disciformis Kükenthal, 1905 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  28. Species Morchellana dofleini (Kükenthal, 1905) accepted as Dendronephthya dofleini Kükenthal, 1905 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  29. Species Morchellana dollfusi Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962 accepted as Dendronephthya dollfusi (Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962) (original combination)
  30. Species Morchellana dromidicola (Utinomi, 1952) accepted as Dendronephthya dromidicola Utinomi, 1952 (changed combination)
  31. Species Morchellana electa Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962 accepted as Dendronephthya electa (Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  32. Species Morchellana elegans (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya elegans Henderson, 1909 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  33. Species Morchellana elongata (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya elongata Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  34. Species Morchellana fallax Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962 accepted as Dendronephthya fallax (Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  35. Species Morchellana flabellifera (Studer, 1888) accepted as Dendronephthya flabellifera (Studer, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  36. Species Morchellana florida (Esper, 1791) accepted as Dendronephthya florida (Esper, 1791) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  37. Species Morchellana folifera (Pütter, 1900) accepted as Dendronephthya folifera (Pütter, 1900) (changed combination)
  38. Species Morchellana gilva (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya gilva Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  39. Species Morchellana gloriosa (Utinomi, 1952) accepted as Dendronephthya gloriosa Utinomi, 1952 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  40. Species Morchellana grandiflora (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya grandiflora Henderson, 1909 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  41. Species Morchellana gregoriensis (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya gregoriensis Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  42. Species Morchellana habereri (Kükenthal, 1905) accepted as Dendronephthya habereri Kükenthal, 1905 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  43. Species Morchellana harrisoni (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya harrisoni Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  44. Species Morchellana heterocyathus (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Dendronephthya heterocyathus (Wright & Studer, 1889) (changed combination)
  45. Species Morchellana hyalina (Kükenthal, 1905) accepted as Dendronephthya hyalina Kükenthal, 1905 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  46. Species Morchellana inconfusa Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962 accepted as Dendronephthya inconfusa (Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962) (original combination)
  47. Species Morchellana inermis (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya inermis Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  48. Species Morchellana investigata Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962 accepted as Dendronephthya investigata (Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  49. Species Morchellana kükenthali (Thomson & Henderson, 1906) accepted as Dendronephthya kukenthali (Thomson & Henderson, 1906) (changed combination)
  50. Species Morchellana lanxifera (Holm, 1895) accepted as Dendronephthya lanxifera (Holm, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  51. Species Morchellana longicaulis (Kükenthal, 1905) accepted as Dendronephthya longicaulis Kükenthal, 1905 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  52. Species Morchellana lutea (Kükenthal, 1905) accepted as Dendronephthya lutea Kükenthal, 1905 (changed combination)
  53. Species Morchellana macrospina (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Dendronephthya macrospina (Wright & Studer, 1889) (changed combination)
  54. Species Morchellana malabarensis (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya malabarensis Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  55. Species Morchellana manyanensis (Roxas, 1933) accepted as Dendronephthya manyanensis Roxas, 1933 (changed combination)
  56. Species Morchellana maxima (Kükenthal, 1906) accepted as Dendronephthya maxima Kükenthal, 1906 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  57. Species Morchellana mertoni (Kükenthal, 1911) accepted as Dendronephthya mertoni Kükenthal, 1911 (changed combination)
  58. Species Morchellana mexicana (Kükenthal, 1905) accepted as Dendronephthya mexicana Kükenthal, 1905 (changed combination)
  59. Species Morchellana mirifica Tixier-Durivault, 1972 accepted as Dendronephthya mirifica (Tixier-Durivault, 1972) (original combination)
  60. Species Morchellana monticulosa (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Dendronephthya monticulosa (Wright & Studer, 1889) (changed combination)
  61. Species Morchellana multispinosa (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya multispinosa Henderson, 1909 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  62. Species Morchellana mutabilis Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962 accepted as Dendronephthya mutabilis (Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962) (original combination)
  63. Species Morchellana nicobarensis (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya nicobarensis Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  64. Species Morchellana nigrescens (Kükenthal, 1905) accepted as Dendronephthya nigrescens Kükenthal, 1905 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  65. Species Morchellana nigrotincta (Ridley, 1877) accepted as Dendronephthya nigrotincta (Ridley, 1887) (changed combination)
  66. Species Morchellana nova Tixier-Durivault, 1966 accepted as Dendronephthya nova (Tixier-Durivault, 1966) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  67. Species Morchellana obtusa (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya obtusa Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  68. Species Morchellana ochracea (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya ochracea Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  69. Species Morchellana pallida (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya pallida Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  70. Species Morchellana pectinata (Holm, 1895) accepted as Dendronephthya pectinata (Holm, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  71. Species Morchellana pellucida (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya pellucida Utinomi, 1952 (changed combination)
  72. Species Morchellana pharonis (Thomson & McQueen, 1908) accepted as Dendronephthya pharonis (Thomson & McQueen, 1908) (changed combination)
  73. Species Morchellana planoregularis (Burchardt, 1898) accepted as Dendronephthya planoregularis (Burchardt, 1898) accepted as Umbellulifera planoregularis (Burchardt, 1898) (changed combination)
  74. Species Morchellana pulchella (Utinomi, 1952) accepted as Dendronephthya pulchella Utinomi, 1952 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  75. Species Morchellana pulchra (Thomson & Henderson, 1905) accepted as Dendronephthya pulchra (Thomson & Henderson, 1905) (changed combination)
  76. Species Morchellana pumilio (Studer, 1888) accepted as Dendronephthya pumilio (Studer, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  77. Species Morchellana pustulosa (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Dendronephthya pustulosa (Wright & Studer, 1889) (changed combination)
  78. Species Morchellana quadrata (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya quadrata Henderson, 1909 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  79. Species Morchellana querciformis (Kükenthal, 1906) accepted as Dendronephthya querciformis Kükenthal, 1906 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  80. Species Morchellana repens (Kükenthal, 1905) accepted as Dendronephthya repens Kükenthal, 1905 (changed combination)
  81. Species Morchellana reticulata (Thomson & Dean, 1931) accepted as Dendronephthya reticulata Thomson & Dean, 1931 (changed combination)
  82. Species Morchellana revelata Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962 accepted as Dendronephthya revelata (Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962) (original combination)
  83. Species Morchellana rosamondae (Boone, 1938) accepted as Dendronephthya rosamondae Boone, 1938 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  84. Species Morchellana rubeola (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya rubeola Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  85. Species Morchellana rubescens (Thomson & Dean, 1931) accepted as Dendronephthya rubescens Thomson & Dean, 1931 (changed combination)
  86. Species Morchellana rubra (May, 1899) accepted as Dendronephthya rubra (May, 1899) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  87. Species Morchellana simplex (Sherriffs, 1922) accepted as Dendronephthya simplex Sherriffs, 1922 (changed combination)
  88. Species Morchellana sinensis (Pütter, 1900) accepted as Dendronephthya sinensis (Pütter, 1900) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  89. Species Morchellana spinosa (Gray, 1862) accepted as Dendronephthya spinosa (Gray, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  90. Species Morchellana spinulosa Gray, 1862 accepted as Dendronephthya spinulosa (Gray, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  91. Species Morchellana spissa Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962 accepted as Dendronephthya spissa (Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1962) (original combination)
  92. Species Morchellana stocki (Verseveldt, 1969) accepted as Dendronephthya stocki Verseveldt, 1968 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  93. Species Morchellana stolonifera (May, 1899) accepted as Dendronephthya stolonifera (May, 1899) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  94. Species Morchellana tixierae d'Hondt, 1977 accepted as Dendronephthya tixierae (d'Hondt, 1977) (original combination)
  95. Species Morchellana tripartita (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya tripartita Henderson, 1909 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  96. Species Morchellana umbellata (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Dendronephthya umbellata (Wright & Studer, 1889) (changed combination)
  97. Species Morchellana variata (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya variata Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  98. Species Morchellana varicolor (Henderson, 1909) accepted as Dendronephthya varicolor Henderson, 1909 (changed combination)
  99. Species Morchellana villosa (Kükenthal, 1905) accepted as Dendronephthya villosa Kükenthal, 1905 (changed combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J.E. (1862). Description of some new species of <i>Spoggodes</i> and a new allied genus (<i>Morchellana</i>) in the collection of the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of natural History.</em> 10: 69-73., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22162237
page(s): 72-73 [details]   
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Morchellana Gray, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1342554 on 2024-04-19
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original description Gray, J.E. (1862). Description of some new species of <i>Spoggodes</i> and a new allied genus (<i>Morchellana</i>) in the collection of the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of natural History.</em> 10: 69-73., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22162237
page(s): 72-73 [details]   

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (1977). A catalogue of the coelenterate type specimens of the Zoological Museum of Amsterdam. III. Antipatharia, Pennatulacea, Stolonifera, Telestacea, Alcyonacea. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 26(332): 77-98.
page(s): 89 [details]   

additional source Williams, G.C. (1992). Biogeography of the octocorallian coelenterate fauna of southern Africa. <em>Biol. J. Linn. Soc.</em> 46: 351-401.
page(s): 366 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

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