World Register of Deep-Sea species - Dendronephthya alexanderi (Nutting, 1908)

Deep-Sea taxon details

Dendronephthya alexanderi (Nutting, 1908)

AphiaID

288932 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288932)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Dendronephthya Kükenthal, 1905

Original name

Spongodes alexanderi Nutting, 1908

Synonymised names

Siphonogorgia alexanderi (Nutting, 1908) · unaccepted (changed combination)

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Nutting, C.C. (1908). Descriptions of the Alcyonaria collected by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries steamer Albatross in the vicinity of the Hawaiian islands in 1902. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 34: 543–601, pls. 41–51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15709102
page(s): 555-556 [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Dendronephthya alexanderi (Nutting, 1908). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288932 on 2026-01-16

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Dendronephthya alexanderi (Nutting, 1908). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288932 on 2026-01-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-16 10:35:54Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2010-09-17 06:17:46Z

checked

van Ofwegen, Leen

2018-08-03 17:55:05Z

changed

Cordeiro, Ralf

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original description (of ) Nutting, C.C. (1908). Descriptions of the Alcyonaria collected by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries steamer Albatross in the vicinity of the Hawaiian islands in 1902. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 34: 543–601, pls. 41–51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15709102
page(s): 555-556 [details]

basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unknown type (of Siphonogorgia alexanderi (Nutting, 1908)) USNM 25361, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Definitions

To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (7 records) (from synonym Siphonogorgia alexanderi (Nutting, 1908))