WoRMS taxon details
Heteropolypus Tixier-Durivault, 1964
345446 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:345446)
accepted
Genus
Heteropolypus insolitus Tixier-Durivault, 1964 (type by monotypy)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Tixier-Durivault, A. (1964). Stolonifera et Alcyonacea. <em>Galathea Report.</em> 7: 43-58., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20160808193425/http://www.zmuc.dk/inverweb/galathea/Galathea_p2.html
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McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Heteropolypus Tixier-Durivault, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=345446 on 2026-06-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Tixier-Durivault, A. (1964). Stolonifera et Alcyonacea. <em>Galathea Report.</em> 7: 43-58., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20160808193425/http://www.zmuc.dk/inverweb/galathea/Galathea_p2.html
page(s): 49 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Molodtsova, T.N., 2013. Deep-sea mushroom soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) of the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Marine Biology Research 9 (5-6): 488-515., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2012.750427
page(s): 505-514 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 49 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Molodtsova, T.N., 2013. Deep-sea mushroom soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) of the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Marine Biology Research 9 (5-6): 488-515., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2012.750427
page(s): 505-514 [details] Available for editors
Other
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality