WoRMS name details
Lygus mirabilis (Müller, 1776)
1393715 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1393715)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Lygus Herklots, 1858 accepted as Virgularia Lamarck, 1816
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pennatula mirabilis Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 255 [details]
page(s): 255 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Lygus mirabilis (Müller, 1776). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1393715 on 2026-05-07
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Nomenclature
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(of Pennatula mirabilis Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 255 [details]
basis of record Kükenthal, W. (1915). Pennatularia. Das Tierreich. 43: 1-132., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/900948
page(s): 74 [details]
new combination reference 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): 255 [details]
basis of record Kükenthal, W. (1915). Pennatularia. Das Tierreich. 43: 1-132., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/900948
page(s): 74 [details]
new combination reference 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]
Other
additional source
Gray, J.E. (1860). II. Revision of the family Pennatulidae, with descriptions of some new species in the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany and Geology, Series 3.</em> 5(25-30): 20-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18658338
page(s): 21 [details]
page(s): 21 [details]
