WoRMS name details
Massarella Gray, 1869
1468036 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1468036)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
- Species Massarella coralloides (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Alcyonium coralloides (Pallas, 1766) (changed combination)
- Species Massarella rosea (Ehrenberg, 1834) accepted as Sympodium roseum Ehrenberg, 1834 (changed combination)
- Species Massarella vera (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) accepted as Sympodium verum Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Erythropodium caribaeorum (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J.E. (1869). Notes on the fleshy alcyonoid corals (Alcyonium, Linn., or Zoophytaria carnosa). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 4.</em> 3(13-18): 117-131., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24740479
page(s): 119 [details]
page(s): 119 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Massarella Gray, 1869. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1468036 on 2025-10-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Gray, J.E. (1869). Notes on the fleshy alcyonoid corals (Alcyonium, Linn., or Zoophytaria carnosa). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 4.</em> 3(13-18): 117-131., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24740479
page(s): 119 [details]
page(s): 119 [details]
