WoRMS name details
Microspicularia Macfadyen, 1936
1346738 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1346738)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
- Species Microspicularia arborea Utinomi, 1954 accepted as Cladiella arborea (Utinomi, 1954) (original combination)
- Species Microspicularia digitulata (Klunzinger, 1877) accepted as Cladiella digitulata (Klunzinger, 1877) (changed combination)
- Species Microspicularia elegantissima (May, 1899) accepted as Cladiella elegantissima (May, 1899) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Microspicularia krempfi (Hickson, 1919) accepted as Cladiella krempfi (Hickson, 1919) (changed combination)
- Species Microspicularia letourneuxi (Tixier-Durivault, 1944) accepted as Cladiella letourneuxi (Tixier-Durivault, 1944) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Microspicularia pachyclados (Klunzinger, 1877) accepted as Cladiella pachyclados (Klunzinger, 1877) (changed combination)
- Species Microspicularia sphaeroides Utinomi, 1953 accepted as Cladiella sphaeroides (Utinomi, 1953) (original combination)
- Species Microspicularia sphaerophora (Ehrenberg, 1834) accepted as Cladiella sphaerophora (Ehrenberg, 1834) (changed combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Microspicularia Macfadyen, 1936. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1346738 on 2026-07-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Macfadyen, L.M.I. (1936). Alcyonaria (Stolonifera, Alcyonacea, Telestacea and Gorgonacea). <em>Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929, Scientific Reports.</em> 5(2): 19-71, plates 1-5.
page(s): 28-29 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 28-29 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Tixier-Durivault, A. (1958). Revision de la famille des Alcyoniidae: les genres Sarcophytum et Lobophytum. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden.</em> 36: 1-179.
page(s): 3, 4 [details]
page(s): 3, 4 [details]
