Deep-Sea taxon details
Ptilosarcus gurneyi (Gray, 1860)
290947 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290947)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Gray, J.E. (1860). II. Revision of the family Pennatulidae, with descriptions of some new species in the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany and Geology, Series 3.</em> 5(25-30): 20-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18658338
page(s): 23 [details]
page(s): 23 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Ptilosarcus gurneyi (Gray, 1860). 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=290947 on 2026-09-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ptilosarcus gurneyi (Gray, 1860). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290947 on 2026-09-10
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original description
(of ) Gray, J.E. (1860). II. Revision of the family Pennatulidae, with descriptions of some new species in the British Museum. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany and Geology, Series 3.</em> 5(25-30): 20-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18658338
page(s): 23 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record G.C. Williams and J. van der Land (eds), update 2004-2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Belcik, F. P. (1977). A distribution study of the Octocorallia of Oregon. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, 24(1-3): 49-52, available online at https://doi.org/10.5134/175960
page(s): 51 [details]
additional source Orejas, C.; Gili, J.; López-González, P. J.; Hasemann, C.; Arntz, W. E. (2007). Reproduction patterns of four Antarctic octocorals in the Weddell Sea: an inter-specific, shape, and latitudinal comparison. Marine Biology, 150, 551-563
page(s): 560 [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): 10, 72 [details]
additional source Williams G.C. (1995). Living genera of sea pens (Coelenterata: Pennatulacea): illustrated key and synopses. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 113, pp. 93-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1995.tb00929.x
page(s): 127, 128 [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1999). Index Pennatulacea: annotated bibliography and indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the World 1469-1999. <em>Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci.</em> 51(2): 19-103, 1 fig., 14 plates. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1999). Index Pennatulacea: annotated bibliography and indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the World 1469-1999. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 51(2): 19-103. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 40 [details]
new combination reference 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): 183 [details]
page(s): 23 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record G.C. Williams and J. van der Land (eds), update 2004-2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Belcik, F. P. (1977). A distribution study of the Octocorallia of Oregon. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, 24(1-3): 49-52, available online at https://doi.org/10.5134/175960
page(s): 51 [details]
additional source Orejas, C.; Gili, J.; López-González, P. J.; Hasemann, C.; Arntz, W. E. (2007). Reproduction patterns of four Antarctic octocorals in the Weddell Sea: an inter-specific, shape, and latitudinal comparison. Marine Biology, 150, 551-563
page(s): 560 [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): 10, 72 [details]
additional source Williams G.C. (1995). Living genera of sea pens (Coelenterata: Pennatulacea): illustrated key and synopses. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 113, pp. 93-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1995.tb00929.x
page(s): 127, 128 [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1999). Index Pennatulacea: annotated bibliography and indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the World 1469-1999. <em>Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci.</em> 51(2): 19-103, 1 fig., 14 plates. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1999). Index Pennatulacea: annotated bibliography and indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the World 1469-1999. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 51(2): 19-103. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 40 [details]
new combination reference 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): 183 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat shelf [details]
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ptilosarcus gurneyi)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (78 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ptilosarcus gurneyi)
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 25 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (78 records)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
