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Dendronephthya gigantea (Verrill, 1864)

289020  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:289020)

accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Verrill, A. E. (1864). List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 1: 29-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587563
page(s): 40 [details] 
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Dendronephthya gigantea (Verrill, 1864). Accessed through: Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2025) Hong Kong Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289020 on 2026-02-14
Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2026). Hong Kong Register of Marine Species. Dendronephthya gigantea (Verrill, 1864). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289020 on 2026-02-14
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original description (of ) Verrill, A. E. (1864). List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 1: 29-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587563
page(s): 40 [details] 

context source (HKRMS) Lam K. & Morton B. (2008). Soft corals, sea fans, gorgonians (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) and black and wire corals (Ceriantipatharia: Antipatharia) from submarine caves in Hong Kong with a checklist of local species and a description of a new species of Paraminabea. Journal of Natural History 42. pp 749-780., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930701862708 [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 Verseveldt, J. (1983). The Octocorallian genera Spongodes Lesson, Neospongodes Kükenthal and Stereonephthya Kükenthal. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 33(1): 1-13., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/548867
page(s): 5 [details] 

additional source Verseveldt, J. (1960). Two new species of the genus Dendronephthya Kukenthal (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). <em>Koninkl. Nederl. Akademie van Wetenschappen - Amsterdam, Proceedings Ser. C.</em> 63(4): 511-517.
page(s): 514 [details] 

additional source Verseveldt, J. (1966). Biological results of the Snellius expedition. XXII. Octocorallia from the Malay Archipelago (Part II). <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden.</em> 80: 1-109, plates 1-16.
page(s): 28 [details] 

additional source Roxas, H.A. (1933). Philippine Alcyonaria, II. The families Alcyoniidae and Nephthyidae. <em>The Philippine Journal of Science.</em> 50(4): 345-470, plates 1-5.
page(s): 435-436 [details] 

additional source Utinomi, H. (1952). Dendronephthya of Japan, I. Dendronephthya collected chiefly along the coast of Kii Peninsula. <em>Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory.</em> 2(2): 161-212., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2433/174681
page(s): 168-170 [details] 

additional source Utinomi, H. (1954). On a small collection of Anthozoa from the Inan coast, Ehime Prefecture. <em>Memoirs of the Ehime University, Sect. II (Sci.), Ser. B (Biol.).</em> 2(1): 101-106.
page(s): 102 [details] 

additional source Imahara, Y. (1991). Report on the Octocorallia from the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. <em>Bull. Inst. Oceanic Res. & Develop., Tokai Univ.</em> 11/12: 59-94.
page(s): 77 [details] 

additional source van Ofwegen, L.P. (1996). Octocorallia from the Bismarck Sea (part II). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 70(13): 207-215.
page(s): 209 [details] 

additional source Thomson, J.A.; Mackinnon, D.L. (1910). Alcyonarians collected on the Percy Sladen Trust expedition by Mr. J. Stanley. Part II. The Stolonifera, Alcyonacea, Pseudaxonia, and Stelechotokea. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology, ser. 2.</em> 13(2): 165-211, plates 6-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16399076
page(s): 184 [details] 

additional source Thomson, J.A.; Dean, L.M.I. (1931). The Alcyonacea of the Siboga expedition with an addendum to the Gorgonacea. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> XIIId: 1-227, plates 1-28.
page(s): 105-107 [details] 

additional source Sherriffs, W.R. (1922). Evolution within the genus Dendronephthya (Spongodes) (Alcyonaria), with descriptions of a number of species. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1922 (1-2): 33-77, plates 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32277295
page(s): 46-49 [details] 

additional source Rho, B. J.; Song, J. I. (1977). A study on the classification of the Korean Anthozoa 3. Alcyonacea and Pennatulacea. Journal of Korean Research Institute for Better Living, 19, 81-100
page(s): 81, 82-84, 97, 99 [details] 

additional source Hwang, S. J.; Song, J. I. (2007). Reproductive biology and larval development of the temperate soft coral Dendronephthya gigantea (Alcyonacea: Nephtheidae). Marine Biology, 152, 273-284, available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-007-0679-z
page(s): 273-283 [details] 

new combination reference Kükenthal, W. (1905). Versuch einer Revision der Alcyonarien. II. Die Familie der Nephthyiden. 2. Teil. Die Gattungen Dendronephthya n.g. und Stereonephthya n.g. <em>Zoologische Jahrbucher.</em> 21: 503-726, plates 26-32., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27519836
page(s): 549-554 [details] 
 
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