WoRMS name details
Keratoisis ornata Verrill, 1878
158285 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158285)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Verrill, A.E. (1878). Art. XX. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America. No. 1. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> Ser. 3, 16(91-96): 207-215., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841488
page(s): 212 [details]
page(s): 212 [details]
Distribution in Nova Scotia waters; particularly the deep water off Georges Bank and the Nova Scotia fishing banks.
Distribution in Nova Scotia waters; particularly the deep water off Georges Bank and the Nova Scotia fishing banks. [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Keratoisis ornata Verrill, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158285 on 2026-07-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Verrill, A.E. (1878). Art. XX. Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the eastern coast of North America. No. 1. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> Ser. 3, 16(91-96): 207-215., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36841488
page(s): 212 [details]
basis of record Breeze, H., D.S. Davis, M. Butler, and V. Kostylev. 1997. Distribution and status of deep sea corals off Nova Scotia. Ecology Action Centre. Halifax. 58 p. [details]
page(s): 212 [details]
basis of record Breeze, H., D.S. Davis, M. Butler, and V. Kostylev. 1997. Distribution and status of deep sea corals off Nova Scotia. Ecology Action Centre. Halifax. 58 p. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Watling, L.; Auster, P. (2005). Distribution of deep-water Alcyonacea off the Northeast Coast of the United States. In: Freiwald, A., R.J. Murray, editors. Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems. <em>Proceedings of the Second Deep-Sea Coral Symposium.</em> 279-296., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27673-4_13 [details]
additional source Gass, S. E.; Willison, M. J. H. (2005). An assessment of the distribution of deep-sea corals in Atlantic Canada by using both scientific and local forms of knowledge. André Freiwald and J. Murray Roberts (eds.). Springer. Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 223-245, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27673-4_11
page(s): 223, 224, 228, 229, 230, 233, 234, 238 [details]
additional source Mortensen, P. B.; Buhl-Mortensen, L. (2005). Deep-water corals and their habitats in The Gully, a submarine canyon off Atlantic Canada. André Freiwald and J. Murray Roberts (eds.). Springer. Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 247-277, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27673-4_12
page(s): 259, 262, 265, 270, 273 [details]
additional source Smith, P. J.; McVeagh, S. M.; Mingoia, J. T.; France, S. C. (2004). Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation in deep-sea bamboo coral (Keratoisidinae) species in the southwest and northwest Pacific Ocean. Marine Biology, 144, 253-261, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-003-1206-5
page(s): 257 [details]
additional source Verrill, A. E. (1922). The Alcyonaria of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918, with a revision of some other Canadian genera and species. Report on the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-1918, 8, G, G3-G87, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38351360
page(s): 43, 80, 82 [details]
additional source Watling, L.; Auster, P. (2005). Distribution of deep-water Alcyonacea off the Northeast Coast of the United States. In: Freiwald, A., R.J. Murray, editors. Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems. <em>Proceedings of the Second Deep-Sea Coral Symposium.</em> 279-296., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27673-4_13 [details]
additional source Gass, S. E.; Willison, M. J. H. (2005). An assessment of the distribution of deep-sea corals in Atlantic Canada by using both scientific and local forms of knowledge. André Freiwald and J. Murray Roberts (eds.). Springer. Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 223-245, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27673-4_11
page(s): 223, 224, 228, 229, 230, 233, 234, 238 [details]
additional source Mortensen, P. B.; Buhl-Mortensen, L. (2005). Deep-water corals and their habitats in The Gully, a submarine canyon off Atlantic Canada. André Freiwald and J. Murray Roberts (eds.). Springer. Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 247-277, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27673-4_12
page(s): 259, 262, 265, 270, 273 [details]
additional source Smith, P. J.; McVeagh, S. M.; Mingoia, J. T.; France, S. C. (2004). Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation in deep-sea bamboo coral (Keratoisidinae) species in the southwest and northwest Pacific Ocean. Marine Biology, 144, 253-261, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-003-1206-5
page(s): 257 [details]
additional source Verrill, A. E. (1922). The Alcyonaria of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918, with a revision of some other Canadian genera and species. Report on the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-1918, 8, G, G3-G87, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38351360
page(s): 43, 80, 82 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution in Nova Scotia waters; particularly the deep water off Georges Bank and the Nova Scotia fishing banks. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ COE 57411 SEM 233005)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ COE 57411 SEM 233007)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (83 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 34142)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 30 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ COE 57411 SEM 233005)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ COE 57411 SEM 233007)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (83 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 34142)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
