Eunicella verrucosa ( Pallas, 1766 )

Ramvilas, Ghosh, Alderslade, Philip & Ranjeet, Kutty, 2023, The taxonomy of Indian gorgonians: an assessment of the descriptive records of gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) recorded as occurring in the territorial waters of India, along with neighbouring regions and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the highlighting of perceived unethical practice, Zootaxa 5236 (1), pp. 1-124 : 74-75

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5236.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:796FF9F5-E71F-4C69-92CC-CF4D6752BD77

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7640935

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0388B641-7B5F-FFE6-FF56-F8B6FEF4FE46

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scientific name

Eunicella verrucosa ( Pallas, 1766 )
status

 

Eunicella verrucosa ( Pallas, 1766) View in CoL View at ENA

Gorgonia verrucosa Pallas, 1766: 196–198 (Mediterranean) View in CoL .

Opinion: There is no evidence that this species occurs in the region.

Justification:

Literature analysis: Originally named Gorgonia verrucosa , this species is a very well-known and common taxon found in the Mediterranean and in the East Atlantic in regions like Portugal and England. The Indian reference is a listing by Kumar et al. (2017: PY-B) where “1766 Scripearia veruucosa Pallas” is cited as a synonym. But the latter species was erected by Simpson (1910) and is a synonym of Viminella verrucosa . Kumar et al. cites Rao & Devi (2003) as their reference where Scripearia veruucosa is listed as occurring in the Andamans with no evidence presented.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Cnidaria

Class

Anthozoa

Order

Alcyonacea

Family

Gorgoniidae

Genus

Eunicella

Loc

Eunicella verrucosa ( Pallas, 1766 )

Ramvilas, Ghosh, Alderslade, Philip & Ranjeet, Kutty 2023
2023
Loc

Gorgonia verrucosa

Pallas, P. S. 1766: 198
1766
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