Alcyonium varum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Alcyoniidae
Subfamilia: Alcyoniinae
Genus: Alcyonium
Species: Alcyonium varum

Name

Alcyonium varum McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013

New replacement name for Alcyonium roseum van Ofwegen, Häussermann & Försterra, 2007

Synonymy

• Alcyonium roseum van Ofwegen, Häussermann & Försterra, 2007 (pre-occupied by Alcyonium roseum (Tixier-Durivault, 1954)

References

Primary references

• McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P. 2013. Molecular phylogenetic evidence supports a new family of octocorals and a new genus of Alcyoniidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). ZooKeys 346: 59–83. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.346.6270 Reference page. 

Links

• Cordeiro, R.; McFadden, C.; van Ofwegen, L.; Williams, G. (2020). World List of Octocorallia. Alcyonium varum McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743703 on 2020-10-01