| Full name: |
World list of Octocorallia NEW!
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| Short name: |
WoRMS Octocorallia |
| Version: |
01-Nov-2014 |
| Release date: |
2014-11-01 |
| Authors/editors: |
Hoeksema, B. |
| Taxonomic coverage: |
Animalia - Cnidaria - Anthozoa - (subclass Octocorallia) - Alcyonacea, Helioporacea, Pennatulacea |
| English name of the group: |
Soft corals, blue coral, sea pens and gorgonians |
|
Number of species |
3,566 |
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Number of infraspecific taxa |
18 |
| Number of synonyms: |
617 |
| Number of common names: |
144 |
| Total number of names: |
4,327 |
| Abstract: |
This global marine species list is part of the World Register of Marine Species database, which aims to provide the most authoritative list of names of all marine species globally. Data have been contributed to the Catalogue of Life via the WoRMS, hosted by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). |
| Organization: |
Department of Marine Zoology, Naturalis, The Netherlands |
| Website: |
http://www.marinespecies.org
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