Deep-Sea name details
Fanellia compressa (Verrill, 1865)
289948 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:289948)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Fanellia Gray, 1870 accepted as Callogorgia Gray, 1858
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Verrill AE. (1866). Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rogers, U.S.N., from 1853 to 1856. Collected by Dr. Wm. Stimpson, naturalist to the Expedition. With Descriptions of some additional Species from the West Coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Essex Institute.</em> 4 (7): 181-196, pls 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34752314
page(s): 189 [details]
page(s): 189 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Fanellia compressa (Verrill, 1865). 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=289948 on 2026-05-02
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Fanellia compressa (Verrill, 1865). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289948 on 2026-05-02
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(of ) Verrill AE. (1866). Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rogers, U.S.N., from 1853 to 1856. Collected by Dr. Wm. Stimpson, naturalist to the Expedition. With Descriptions of some additional Species from the West Coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Essex Institute.</em> 4 (7): 181-196, pls 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34752314
page(s): 189 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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]
additional source Cairns, S.D. & F.M. Bayer. (2009). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Primnoidae (Cnidaria:Octocorallia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington DC (USA).</em> 629:1-79. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.629 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bayer, F. M.; Stefani, J. (1989). Primnoidae (Gorgonacea) de Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.</em> (4) 10 (3):449–518, 1 fig., 42 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58722240
page(s): 470, 471, 474, 475 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1982). Some new and old species of the primnoid genus Callogorgia Gray, with a revalidation of the related genus Fanellia Gray (Coelenterata: Anthozoa). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 95(1): 116–160.
page(s): 116, 121, 135, 136-140, 142, 158 [details] Available for editors
new combination reference Gray, J. E. (1870). Catalogue of Lithophytes or stony corals in the collection of the British Museum. pp. 1-51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23832271
page(s): 46 [details]
status source Cairns, S.D. & H.H. Wirshing. (2018). A phylogenetic analysis of the Primnoidae (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Calcaxonia) with analyses of character evolution and a key to the genera and subgenera. <em>BMC Evolutionary Biology.</em> 18(1)., available online at https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-018-1182-5 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 189 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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]
additional source Cairns, S.D. & F.M. Bayer. (2009). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Primnoidae (Cnidaria:Octocorallia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington DC (USA).</em> 629:1-79. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.629 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bayer, F. M.; Stefani, J. (1989). Primnoidae (Gorgonacea) de Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.</em> (4) 10 (3):449–518, 1 fig., 42 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58722240
page(s): 470, 471, 474, 475 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1982). Some new and old species of the primnoid genus Callogorgia Gray, with a revalidation of the related genus Fanellia Gray (Coelenterata: Anthozoa). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 95(1): 116–160.
page(s): 116, 121, 135, 136-140, 142, 158 [details] Available for editors
new combination reference Gray, J. E. (1870). Catalogue of Lithophytes or stony corals in the collection of the British Museum. pp. 1-51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23832271
page(s): 46 [details]
status source Cairns, S.D. & H.H. Wirshing. (2018). A phylogenetic analysis of the Primnoidae (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Calcaxonia) with analyses of character evolution and a key to the genera and subgenera. <em>BMC Evolutionary Biology.</em> 18(1)., available online at https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-018-1182-5 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype USNM 57542, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 57543, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 60281, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Fanellia compressa USNM 57542 view12f)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Fanellia compressa USNM-57542 view13b)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (48 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Fanellia compressa USNM 57542 view12f)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Fanellia compressa USNM-57542 view13b)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (48 records)
To ITIS
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