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WoRMS taxon details

Paraminabea Williams & Alderslade, 1999

AphiaID

267691 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267691)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Bellonella indica Thomson & Henderson, 1905 accepted as Paraminabea indica (Thomson & Henderson, 1905) (type by original designation)

Parent

Coralliidae Lamouroux, 1812

Original name

Paraminabea Williams & Alderslade, 1999

Direct children (10)

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Species Paraminabea acronocephala (Williams, 1992)
Species Paraminabea aldersladei (Williams, 1992)
Species Paraminabea arborea Williams & Alderslade, 1999
Species Paraminabea cosmarioides (Williams, 1992)
Species Paraminabea goslineri (Williams, 1992)
Species Paraminabea hongkongensis Lam & Morton, 2008
Species Paraminabea indica (Thomson & Henderson, 1905)
Species Paraminabea kosiensis (Williams, 1992)
Species Paraminabea robusta (Utinomi & Imahara, 1976)
Species Paraminabea rubeusa Benayahu & Fabricius, 2010

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Williams, G.C.; Alderslade, P. (1999). Revisionary systematics of the Western Pacific soft coral genus Minabea (Octocorallia: Alcyoniidae), with descriptions of a related new genus and species from the Indo-Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 51(7): 337–364. [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Paraminabea Williams & Alderslade, 1999. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/rest/AphiaIDByName/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267691 on 2025-04-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-14 11:18:07Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2010-09-16 09:11:12Z

changed

van Ofwegen, Leen

2019-06-20 03:23:31Z

changed

McFadden, Cathy

2022-11-03 04:18:53Z

changed

McFadden, Cathy

2025-03-11 11:39:08Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Williams, G.C.; Alderslade, P. (1999). Revisionary systematics of the Western Pacific soft coral genus Minabea (Octocorallia: Alcyoniidae), with descriptions of a related new genus and species from the Indo-Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 51(7): 337–364. [details]

basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]

Taxonomy

status source McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Quattrini, A.M. (2022). Revisionary systematics of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) guided by phylogenomics. Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists. 1(3), 8735, pp. 1-79., available online at https://ssbbulletin.org/index.php/bssb/article/view/8735
page(s): 31 [details]

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Alderslade, P. (2003). A new genus and new species of soft coral (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) from the south western region of Australia. Zootaxa. 175: 1-10.
page(s): 4 [details]

additional source Williams, G.C. (2000). Two new genera of soft corals (Anthozoa: Alcyoniidae) from South Africa, with a discussion of diversity and endemism in the Southern African octocorallian fauna. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 52(6): 65-75.
page(s): 71 [details]

additional source Williams, G.C.; Little, S.A. (2001). A new species of the soft coral genus Eleutherobia Pütter, 1900 (Octocorallia, Alcyoniidae) from South Africa. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 52(16): 195-208.
page(s): 202 [details]

additional source Williams, G. C. (2000). A new species of the soft coral genus Eleutherobia Pütter, 1900 (Coelenterata: Alcyoniidae) from the Tonga Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 52(13): 159-169.
page(s): 163 [details]