MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Eunicella filiformis (Studer, 1878)

ERMS taxon details

Eunicella filiformis (Studer, 1878)

AphiaID

1522164 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1522164)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Eunicella Verrill, 1869

Original name

Eunicea filiformis Studer, 1878

Synonymised names

Eunicella filiformis Studer, 1901 · unaccepted (incorrect authority date)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of ) Studer, T. (1878). Über die mit dem Schleppnetz angestellten Untersuchungen an der Westküste von Afrika während der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle. On the trawling investigations on the west coast of Africa during the voyage of the S.M.S. Gazelle. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. 1878: 135-139., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8789209
page(s): 138 [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Eunicella filiformis (Studer, 1878). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1522164 on 2026-01-19

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Eunicella filiformis (Studer, 1878). Accessed at: http://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1522164 on 2026-01-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-07-18 20:56:36Z

created

McFadden, Cathy

2023-02-13 03:26:39Z

changed

McFadden, Cathy

Licensing

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original description (of ) Studer, T. (1878). Über die mit dem Schleppnetz angestellten Untersuchungen an der Westküste von Afrika während der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle. On the trawling investigations on the west coast of Africa during the voyage of the S.M.S. Gazelle. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. 1878: 135-139., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8789209
page(s): 138 [details]

additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 134 [details] Available for editors

status source Ramvilas, G.; Alderslade, P.; Ranjeet, K. (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 neighboring regions and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the highlighting of perceived unethical practice. Zootaxa. 5236: 1-124., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5236.1.1
page(s): 74 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Eunicella filiformis Studer, 1901)
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Eunicella filiformis Studer, 1901)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eunicella filiformis) (from synonym Eunicella filiformis Studer, 1901)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eunicella filiformis)
To PESI (from synonym Eunicella filiformis Studer, 1901)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (5 records) (from synonym Eunicella filiformis Studer, 1901)