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Nephthya Ehrenberg, 1834

291530  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:291530)

 unaccepted (synonym, variant spelling)
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  1. Species Nephthya albida (Holm, 1895) accepted as Nephthea albida (Holm, 1894) accepted as Litophyton albida (Holm, 1894) accepted as Litophyton savignyi (Ehrenberg, 1834) (synonym, variant spelling)
  2. Species Nephthya amboinensis Burchardt, 1902 accepted as Litophyton amboinensis (Burchardt, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  3. Species Nephthya amentacea Studer, 1895 accepted as Nephthea amentacea Studer, 1895 accepted as Litophyton amentaceum (Studer, 1895) (original combination, variant spelling)
  4. Species Nephthya armata Thomson & Henderson, 1906 accepted as Stereonephthya armata (Thomson & Henderson, 1906) (original combination, variant spelling)
  5. Species Nephthya aurantiaca Verrill, 1865 accepted as Chromonephthea aurantiaca (Verrill, 1865) (original combination)
  6. Species Nephthya australis Kükenthal, 1910 accepted as Chromonephthea rubra (Kükenthal, 1910) (synonym, variant spelling)
  7. Species Nephthya bedfordi Shann, 1912 accepted as Nephthea bedfordi Shann, 1912 accepted as Litophyton bedfordi (Shann, 1912) (original combination, variant spelling)
  8. Species Nephthya brassica Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Nephthea brassica Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Litophyton brassicum (Kükenthal, 1903) (original combination, variant spelling)
  9. Species Nephthya capnelliformis Thomson & Dean, 1931 accepted as Nephthea capnelliformis Thomson & Dean, 1931 accepted as Litophyton capnelliformis (Thomson & Dean, 1931) (original combination, variant spelling)
  10. Species Nephthya celosia (Lesson, 1834) accepted as Stereonephthya celosia (Lesson, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  11. Species Nephthya cervispiculosa Thomson & Dean, 1931 accepted as Nephthea cervispiculosa Thomson & Dean, 1931 accepted as Litophyton cervispiculosum (Thomson & Dean, 1931) (original combination, variant spelling)
  12. Species Nephthya ceylonensis Thomson & Henderson, 1905 accepted as Nephthea ceylonensis Thomson & Henderson, 1905 (variant spelling)
  13. Species Nephthya chabrolii Audouin, 1828 accepted as Nephthea chabrolii Audouin, 1828 accepted as Litophyton chabrolii (Audouin, 1828) (original combination, variant spelling)
  14. Species Nephthya columnaris Studer, 1895 accepted as Nephthea columnaris Studer, 1895 accepted as Litophyton columnaris (Studer, 1895) (original combination, variant spelling)
  15. Species Nephthya complanata Kükenthal, 1910 accepted as Chromonephthea complanata (Kükenthal, 1910) (original combination)
  16. Species Nephthya concinna Kükenthal, 1905 accepted as Litophyton concinnum (Kükenthal, 1905) (original combination, variant spelling)
  17. Species Nephthya corallina Kükenthal, 1910 accepted as Litophyton corallinum (Kükenthal, 1910) (original combination, variant spelling)
  18. Species Nephthya costatocyanea (Burchardt, 1898) accepted as Stereonephthya costatocyanea (Burchardt, 1898) accepted as Chromonephthea costatocyanea (Burchardt, 1898) (changed combination)
  19. Species Nephthya costatofulva (Burchardt, 1898) accepted as Stereonephthya costatofulva (Burchardt, 1898) accepted as Chromonephthea costatofulva (Burchardt, 1898) (changed combination)
  20. Species Nephthya crassa Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Nephthea crassa Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Litophyton crassum (Kükenthal, 1903) (original combination, variant spelling)
  21. Species Nephthya cupressiformis Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Nephthea cupressiformis Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Litophyton cupressiformis (Kükenthal, 1903) (original combination, variant spelling)
  22. Species Nephthya debilis (Kükenthal, 1895) accepted as Nephthea debilis (Kükenthal, 1895) accepted as Litophyton debilis (Kükenthal, 1895) (changed combination, variant spelling)
  23. Species Nephthya digitata (Wright & Studer, 1889) accepted as Litophyton digitatum (Wright & Studer, 1889) (changed combination, variant spelling)
  24. Species Nephthya elongata (Kükenthal, 1895) accepted as Nephthea elongata (Kükenthal, 1895) accepted as Litophyton elongatum (Kükenthal, 1895) (changed combination, variant spelling)
  25. Species Nephthya eos Kükenthal, 1905 accepted as Nephthea eos Kükenthal, 1905 accepted as Chromonephthea eos (Kükenthal, 1905) (original combination, variant spelling)
  26. Species Nephthya erecta Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Nephthea erecta Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Litophyton erectum (Kükenthal, 1903) (original combination, variant spelling)
  27. Species Nephthya flavescens Danielssen, 1887 accepted as Drifa glomerata (Verrill, 1869) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  28. Species Nephthya florida (Esper, 1791) accepted as Dendronephthya florida (Esper, 1791) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  29. Species Nephthya formosana Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Nephthea formosana Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Chromonephthea formosana (Kükenthal, 1903) (original combination, variant spelling)
  30. Species Nephthya globulosa (May, 1899) accepted as Nephthea globulosa (May, 1899) accepted as Litophyton globulosum (May, 1899) (changed combination, variant spelling)
  31. Species Nephthya glomerata Thomson & Simpson, 1909 accepted as Nephthea glomerata Thomson & Simpson, 1909 accepted as Chromonephthea glomerata (Thomson & Simpson, 1909) (original combination, variant spelling)
  32. Species Nephthya glomerata (Studer, 1888) accepted as Dendronephthya gigantea (Verrill, 1864) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  33. Species Nephthya gracillima Thomson & Dean, 1931 accepted as Nephthea gracillima Thomson & Dean, 1931 accepted as Litophyton gracillimum (Thomson & Dean, 1931) (original combination, variant spelling)
  34. Species Nephthya granulata Kükenthal, 1910 accepted as Nephthea granulata Kükenthal, 1910 accepted as Chromonephthea hartmeyeri (Kükenthal, 1910) (synonym, variant spelling)
  35. Species Nephthya grisea (Kükenthal, 1895) accepted as Nephthea grisea (Kükenthal, 1895) accepted as Litophyton griseum (Kükenthal, 1895) (changed combination, variant spelling)
  36. Species Nephthya hartmeyeri Kükenthal, 1910 accepted as Nephthea hartmeyeri Kükenthal, 1910 accepted as Chromonephthea hartmeyeri (Kükenthal, 1910) (original combination, variant spelling)
  37. Species Nephthya inermis (Holm, 1895) accepted as Nephthea inermis (Holm, 1895) accepted as Chromonephthea inermis (Holm, 1895) (changed combination, variant spelling)
  38. Species Nephthya jaegerskioeldi Holm, 1904 accepted as Litophyton savignyi (Ehrenberg, 1834) (synonym)
  39. Species Nephthya jukesi (Gray, 1868) accepted as Lemnalia jukesii Gray, 1868 (changed combination)
  40. Species Nephthya junipera Thomson & Dean, 1931 accepted as Nephthea junipera Thomson & Dean, 1931 accepted as Litophyton juniperum (Thomson & Dean, 1931) (original combination, variant spelling)
  41. Species Nephthya laevis Kükenthal, 1913 accepted as Nephthea laevis Kükenthal, 1913 accepted as Litophyton laevis (Kükenthal, 1913) (original combination, variant spelling)
  42. Species Nephthya lobulifera (Holm, 1895) accepted as Chromonephthea lobulifera (Holm, 1895) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  43. Species Nephthya mollis Macfadyen, 1936 accepted as Nephthea mollis Macfadyen, 1936 accepted as Litophyton mollis (Macfadyen, 1936) (original combination, variant spelling)
  44. Species Nephthya nigra (Kükenthal, 1895) accepted as Nephthea nigra (Kükenthal, 1895) accepted as Nephthea nigrescens Roxas, 1933 accepted as Litophyton nigrum (Kükenthal, 1895) (variant spelling)
  45. Species Nephthya nigra Pourtalès, 1868 accepted as Pseudodrifa nigra (Pourtalès, 1868) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  46. Species Nephthya pacifica Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Nephthea pacifica Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Litophyton pacificum (Kükenthal, 1903) (original combination, variant spelling)
  47. Species Nephthya pellucida Kükenthal, 1911 accepted as Chromonephthea pellucida (Kükenthal, 1911) (original combination)
  48. Species Nephthya polaris Danielssen, 1887 accepted as Drifa glomerata (Verrill, 1869) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  49. Species Nephthya polyanthus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) accepted as Briareum asbestinum (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  50. Species Nephthya pyramidalis (Kükenthal, 1895) accepted as Nephthea pyramidalis (Kükenthal, 1895) accepted as Litophyton pyramidalis (Kükenthal, 1895) (changed combination, variant spelling)
  51. Species Nephthya quercus Kükenthal, 1910 accepted as Nephthea quercus Kükenthal, 1910 accepted as Chromonephthea rubra (Kükenthal, 1910) (synonym, variant spelling)
  52. Species Nephthya rathkiana Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Duva florida (Rathke, 1806) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  53. Species Nephthya rosea Danielssen, 1887 accepted as Drifa glomerata (Verrill, 1869) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  54. Species Nephthya rubra Kükenthal, 1910 accepted as Nephthea rubra Kükenthal, 1910 accepted as Chromonephthea rubra (Kükenthal, 1910) (original combination, variant spelling)
  55. Species Nephthya rugosa Kükenthal, 1902 accepted as Eunephthya thyrsoidea (Verrill, 1865) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  56. Species Nephthya Savignyi Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Litophyton savignyi (Ehrenberg, 1834) (original combination)
  57. Species Nephthya semperi (Studer, 1888) accepted as Dendronephthya semperi (Studer, 1888) accepted as Studeriotes semperi (Studer, 1888) (changed combination)
  58. Species Nephthya sibogae Thomson & Dean, 1931 accepted as Nephthea sibogae Thomson & Dean, 1931 accepted as Litophyton sibogae (Thomson & Dean, 1931) (original combination, variant spelling)
  59. Species Nephthya sphaerophora Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Nephthea sphaerophora Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Litophyton sphaerophorum (Kükenthal, 1903) (original combination, variant spelling)
  60. Species Nephthya striata Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Nephthea striata Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Litophyton striatum (Kükenthal, 1903) (original combination, variant spelling)
  61. Species Nephthya tenuis (Kükenthal, 1895) accepted as Nephthea tenuis (Kükenthal, 1896) accepted as Litophyton tenuis (Kükenthal, 1895) (changed combination, variant spelling)
  62. Species Nephthya thujaria Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Litophyton thujarium (Kükenthal, 1903) (original combination, variant spelling)
  63. Species Nephthya thyrsoidea Verrill, 1865 accepted as Eunephthya thyrsoidea (Verrill, 1865) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  64. Species Nephthya tongaensis Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Nephthea tongaensis Kükenthal, 1903 accepted as Litophyton tongaensis (Kükenthal, 1903) (original combination, variant spelling)
  65. Species Nephthya virescens (Savigny, 1816) accepted as Litophyton arboreum Forskål, 1775 (synonym)
  66. Species Nephthya zanzibarensis Thomson & Henderson, 1906 accepted as Nephthea zanzibarensis Thomson & Henderson, 1906 accepted as Stereonephthya zanzibarensis Thomson & Henderson, 1906 (original combination, variant spelling)
  67. Species Nephthya burmaensis Ridley, 1882 (uncertain)
  68. Species Nephthya coccinea Stimpson, 1855 accepted as Acanthogorgia coccinea (Stimpson, 1855) accepted as Echinomuricea coccinea (Stimpson, 1855) (uncertain, original combination)
  69. Species Nephthya parasitica (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) (uncertain)
  70. Species Nephthya rubescens Duchassaing, 1870 (uncertain)
  71. Species Nephthya tenuispina Thomson & Simpson, 1909 (uncertain)
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Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]   
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Nephthya Ehrenberg, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=291530 on 2024-04-24
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original description Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [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]   

additional source Kükenthal, W. (1904). Versuch einer Revision der Alcyonarien. 2. Die Familie der Nephthyiden. 1. Theil. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher (Syst.).</em> 19(1): 99-178., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10193769
page(s): 141-148; note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus) [details]   

additional source Hickson, S. J. (1930). On the classification of the Alcyonaria. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, XIV, 229-252
page(s): 244 [details]