WoRMS taxon details
Muriceopsis sulphurea (Donovan, 1825)
290419 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290419)
accepted
Species
Eunicea humilis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Gorgonia citrina Lamarck, 1815 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (original combination)
Gorgonia sulphurea Donovan, 1825 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Muriceopsis humilis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Plexaura citrina (Lamarck, 1815) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Gorgonia sulphurea Donovan, 1825) Donovan, E. (1823-1827). The Naturalist's repository, or monthly miscellany of exotic natural history, etc. <em>[Book series].</em> In 5 volumes: 1 (1823) - 5 (1827)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/69310#/summary
page(s): vol. 4, plate CXXVI [details]
page(s): vol. 4, plate CXXVI [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Muriceopsis sulphurea (Donovan, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290419 on 2025-11-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Eunicea humilis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857) Milne Edwards H,. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires, ou polypes proprement dits. 1. <em>Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris.</em> 326 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12045211
page(s): 149-150 [details]
original description (of Gorgonia sulphurea Donovan, 1825) Donovan, E. (1823-1827). The Naturalist's repository, or monthly miscellany of exotic natural history, etc. <em>[Book series].</em> In 5 volumes: 1 (1823) - 5 (1827)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/69310#/summary
page(s): vol. 4, plate CXXVI [details]
original description (of Gorgonia citrina Lamarck, 1815) Lamarck, J.B. (1815). Suite des polypiers corticiferes. <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'histoire naturelle.</em> 2: 76-84, 157-164., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34019412
page(s): 84 [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]
page(s): 149-150 [details]
original description (of Gorgonia sulphurea Donovan, 1825) Donovan, E. (1823-1827). The Naturalist's repository, or monthly miscellany of exotic natural history, etc. <em>[Book series].</em> In 5 volumes: 1 (1823) - 5 (1827)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/69310#/summary
page(s): vol. 4, plate CXXVI [details]
original description (of Gorgonia citrina Lamarck, 1815) Lamarck, J.B. (1815). Suite des polypiers corticiferes. <em>Mémoires du Muséum d'histoire naturelle.</em> 2: 76-84, 157-164., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34019412
page(s): 84 [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]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Sánchez, J. A. (2007). A new genus of Atlantic octocorals (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae): systematics of gorgoniids with asymmetric sclerites. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 41(9-12): 493-509., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930701237315
page(s): 499, 500 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065
page(s): 5, 162-164, 325, 334, 338, Pl. II [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1959). Octocorals from Surinam and adjacent coasts of South America. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Suriname and other Guyanas.</em> 3 (1):1-43., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/881
page(s): 12 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Sánchez, J. A. (2001). Systematics of the southwestern Caribbean Muriceopsis Aurivillius (Cnidaria: Octocorallia), with the description of a new species. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, 10, 160-180
page(s): 160, 162, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178 [details]
additional source Sánchez, J. A. (2007). A new genus of Atlantic octocorals (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae): systematics of gorgoniids with asymmetric sclerites. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 41(9-12): 493-509., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930701237315
page(s): 499, 500 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bayer, F.M. (1961). The shallow-water Octocorallia of the West Indian region. A manual for marine biologists. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and Other Caribbean Islands.</em> 12:1-373, pls. 1-23., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506065
page(s): 5, 162-164, 325, 334, 338, Pl. II [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bayer, F. M. (1959). Octocorals from Surinam and adjacent coasts of South America. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Suriname and other Guyanas.</em> 3 (1):1-43., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/881
page(s): 12 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Sánchez, J. A. (2001). Systematics of the southwestern Caribbean Muriceopsis Aurivillius (Cnidaria: Octocorallia), with the description of a new species. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, 10, 160-180
page(s): 160, 162, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype USNM 51416 [details]
Nontype USNM 51931, geounit Puerto Rican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 5282, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 73406, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Eunicea humilis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Muriceopsis sulphurea)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Gorgonia sulphurea Donovan, 1825)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Laborel Calypso)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Laborel Calypso)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (51 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Eunicea humilis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Muriceopsis sulphurea)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Gorgonia sulphurea Donovan, 1825)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Laborel Calypso)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Laborel Calypso)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (51 records)
To ITIS
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