Astrogorgia umbraticoides ( Studer, 1878 ) Ramvilas & Alderslade & Ranjeet, 2023
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5236.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7640895 |
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scientific name |
Astrogorgia umbraticoides ( Studer, 1878 ) |
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comb. nov. |
? Astrogorgia umbraticoides ( Studer, 1878) new comb.
Muricea umbraticoides (error for Muricella View in CoL ) Studer, 1878a: 650, pl. 3, fig. 16 ( Australia).
Opinion: There is no evidence that this species occurs in the region.
Justification:
These Indian records seem to be either invalid or unconfirmable: Thomas & George 1986: 102, fig. 1e, 1–4 (Kovalam).
Literature analysis: In Studer’s account of this species, he documented the specimen under Muricella but mistakenly named the species Muricea umbracticoides . The description of the holotype, collected off Western Australia, includes a figure of the colony but only 3 sclerites, the largest of which is rather oval-shaped. Studer described the specimen as having calyces and spindles with the warts mainly on one side and forming a pavementlike layer. Ridley (1884: 336) assigned a specimen from the north-east coast of Australia to this species and said that the warting was not one sided, but he provided no illustrations. Wright & Studer (1889: 124) identified material from the Arafura Sea off the north coast of Australia with this species and said the warts were decidedly larger on one side of the large surface spindles, but also provided no illustrations. Thomson & Simpson (1909: 244) just paraphrased Wright & Studer’s description. Unfortunately, Studer’s description is not adequate to be able to recognise the species, so all subsequent reports cannot be validated. However, the species is probably an Astrogorgia .
Thomas & George’s (1986) description does not mention if their colony has calyces or not and the small outline drawings of the sclerites include many forms that do not correspond with what is known of the holotype. Thomas & George (1987) just listed the species under its original name.
Ridley, S. O. (1884) Alcyonaria. In: Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H. M. S. ' Alert' 1881 - 2. British Museum, London, pp. 327 - 365, pls. 36 - 38.
Studer, T. (1878) Uber die mit dem Schleppnetz angestellten Untersuchungen an der Westkuste von Afrika wahrend der Reise S. M. S. Gazelle. Sitzungs-Berichte Gesellsch. naturf. Freunde Berlin, 1878, 135 - 139.
Studer, T. (1878 a) Ubersicht der Anthozoa Alcyonaria, welche wahrend der Reise S. M. S. Gazelle um die Erde gesammelt wurden. Monatsbericht der K ˆ niglich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1878, 632 - 688.
Thomas, P. A. & George, R. M. (1986) A systematic appraisal of the commercially important gorgonids of the Indian seas. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 28 (1 & 2), 96 - 112.
Thomas, P. A. & George, R. M. (1987) Gorgonid resources of India. Marine Fisheries Information Services, 74, 1 - 13.
Thomson, J. A. & Simpson, J. J. (1909) An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship Investigator in the Indian Ocean. The Alcyonarians of the Littoral Area. The Indian Museum, Calcutta, 319 + xviii pp.
Wright E. & Studer, T. (1889) Report on the Alcyonaria collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873 - 1876. Report of the Scientific results of the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger during 1873 - 1876, Zoology, 31 (4), I - IXXII, 1 - 314.
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Astrogorgia umbraticoides ( Studer, 1878 )
Ramvilas, Ghosh, Alderslade, Philip & Ranjeet, Kutty 2023 |
Muricea umbraticoides
Studer, T. 1878: 650 |