WoRMS taxon details
Eunephthya thyrsoidea (Verrill, 1865)
701643 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:701643)
accepted
Species
Capnella gilchristi J.S. Thomson, 1910 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Capnella rugosa (Kükenthal, 1902) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Capnella thyrsoidea (Verrill, 1865) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Eunephthya gilchristi (J.S. Thomson, 1910) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Eunephthya thyrsoides (Verrill, 1869) · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet (incorrect authority year)
Nephthya rugosa Kükenthal, 1902 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nephthya thyrsoidea Verrill, 1865 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Paraspongodes thyrsoidea (Verrill, 1869) · unaccepted > superseded combination (incorrect authority year)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Nephthya thyrsoidea Verrill, 1865) Verrill AE. (1866). Classification of polyps (extract condensed from Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rodgers, U.S.N.). <em>Communications of the Essex Institute.</em> 4: 145–152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34752272
page(s): 151 [details]
page(s): 151 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Eunephthya thyrsoidea (Verrill, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=701643 on 2025-04-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Capnella gilchristi J.S. Thomson, 1910) Thomson, J.S. (1910). The Alcyonaria of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal. Alcyonacea. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.</em> 47(3): 549-589, plates 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41731265
page(s): 578-580 [details]
original description (of Nephthya rugosa Kükenthal, 1902) Kükenthal, W. (1902). Diagnosen neuer Alcyonarien aus der Ausbeute der deutschen Tiefseeexpedition. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 25(688): 299-303., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9904161
page(s): 299-300 [details]
original description (of Nephthya thyrsoidea Verrill, 1865) Verrill AE. (1866). Classification of polyps (extract condensed from Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rodgers, U.S.N.). <em>Communications of the Essex Institute.</em> 4: 145–152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34752272
page(s): 151 [details]
basis of record McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2012). A revision of the soft coral genus, Eunephthya Verrill, 1869 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Nephtheidae), with a description of four new species from South Africa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3485: 1-25., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3485.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 578-580 [details]
original description (of Nephthya rugosa Kükenthal, 1902) Kükenthal, W. (1902). Diagnosen neuer Alcyonarien aus der Ausbeute der deutschen Tiefseeexpedition. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 25(688): 299-303., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9904161
page(s): 299-300 [details]
original description (of Nephthya thyrsoidea Verrill, 1865) Verrill AE. (1866). Classification of polyps (extract condensed from Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rodgers, U.S.N.). <em>Communications of the Essex Institute.</em> 4: 145–152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34752272
page(s): 151 [details]
basis of record McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2012). A revision of the soft coral genus, Eunephthya Verrill, 1869 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Nephtheidae), with a description of four new species from South Africa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3485: 1-25., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3485.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Verrill, A. E. (1922). Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18. <em>Volume III: Mollusks, Echinoderms, Coelenterates, etc. Part G: Alcyonaria and Actiniaria.</em> F. A. Acland, Ottawa, Canada, 165 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38351362
page(s): 29-30 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1907). Versuch einer Revision der Alcyonaceen. 2. Die Familie der Nephthyiden. 3. Teil. Die Gattungen Eunephthya Verrill und Gersemia Marenzeller. <em>Zoologische Jahrbucher (Systematik).</em> 24(5): 317-390., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10098130
page(s): 376-377 [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): 28, 29, 58 [details]
additional source Verrill, A. E. (1922). Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18. <em>Volume III: Mollusks, Echinoderms, Coelenterates, etc. Part G: Alcyonaria and Actiniaria.</em> F. A. Acland, Ottawa, Canada, 165 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38351362
page(s): 29-30 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1907). Versuch einer Revision der Alcyonaceen. 2. Die Familie der Nephthyiden. 3. Teil. Die Gattungen Eunephthya Verrill und Gersemia Marenzeller. <em>Zoologische Jahrbucher (Systematik).</em> 24(5): 317-390., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10098130
page(s): 376-377 [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): 28, 29, 58 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Capnella thyrsoidea (Verrill, 1865)) SAfM H3385, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Capnella thyrsoidea (Verrill, 1865)) SAfM H3415, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Capnella thyrsoidea (Verrill, 1865)) SAfM H917, geounit Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | cauliflower soft coral [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Blumenkohl-Weichkoralle [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Capnella thyrsoidea (Verrill, 1865))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Capnella rugosa (Kükenthal, 1902))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Capnella gilchristi J.S. Thomson, 1910)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eunephthya thyrsoidea)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Capnella thyrsoidea (Verrill, 1865))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 001695.CN) (from synonym Nephthya thyrsoidea Verrill, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Capnella thyrsoidea (Verrill, 1865))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Capnella rugosa (Kükenthal, 1902))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Capnella gilchristi J.S. Thomson, 1910)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eunephthya thyrsoidea)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Capnella thyrsoidea (Verrill, 1865))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 001695.CN) (from synonym Nephthya thyrsoidea Verrill, 1865)
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