Bebryce crucifera

Bebryce crucifera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Holaxonia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Phylum: Cnidaria Classis: Anthozoa Subclassis: Octocorallia Ordo: Alcyonacea Subordo: Holaxonia

Familia: Plexauridae
Genus: Bebryce
Species: Bebryce crucifera

Name

Bebryce crucifera (Bayer, 1981) Bayer, 1994

original combination: Nicaule crucifera Bayer, 1981

Holotype: USNM 59482

Type locality: Palau Islands, south point of Augulpelu Reef, 10 m, coll. Douglas Faulkner, 27 October 1971

Synonymy

• Nicaule crucifera Bayer, 1981

References

Primary references

• Bayer, F.M. 1981. Key to the genera of Octocorallia exclusive of Pennatulacea (Coelenterata: Anthozoa), with diagnoses of new taxa. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 94(3): 902-947. BHL Reference page.  [see page 926, original description of Nicaule crucifera]
• Bayer, F.M. 1994. A new species of the gorgonacean genus Bebryce (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) from Papua-New Guinea. Bulletin of marine science. 54(2): 546-553. hdl: 10088/994 Reference page.  [see page 547: recombination reference]

Additional references

• Bayer, F.M. & Ofwegen, L.P. van 2016. The type specimens of Bebryce (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Plexauridae) re-examined, with emphasis on the sclerites. Zootaxa 4083(3): 301–358. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.3.1. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [see pages 319-323]

Links

• Cordeiro, R.; McFadden, C.; van Ofwegen, L.; Williams, G. (2020). World List of Octocorallia. Bebryce crucifera (Bayer, 1981). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286341 on 2020-08-29

• BHL bibliography
• Bebryce crucifera – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bebryce crucifera.
• ION

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