Bebryce

Bebryce sulfurea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Plexauridae
Genus: Bebryce
Species (28): B. asteria – B. bocki – B. boninensis – B. brunnea – B. cactus – B. cinerea – B. cofferi – B. crucifera – B. densa – B. grandicalyx – B. grandis – B. harpy – B. hicksoni – B. indica – B. inermis – B. mollis – B. nuttingi – B. otsuchiensis – B. parastellata – B. philippii – B. rigida – B. rotunda – B. satsumaensis – B. sirene – B. studeri – B. sulfurea – B. tenuis – B. thomsoni

Name

Bebryce Philippi, 1841

Type species : Bebryce mollis Philippi, 1841 (type by monotypy)

Synonymy

• Nicaule Bayer, 1981

Type species: Nicaule crucifera Bayer, 1981

Synonymy: Bayer, 1994

References

Primary references

• Bayer, F.M. 1981. Key to the genera of Octocorallia exclusive of Pennatulacea (Coelenterata: Anthozoa), with diagnoses of new taxa. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 94(3): 902-947. BHL Reference page.  [see page 926, original description of Nicaule]
• Bayer, F.M. 1994. A new species of the gorgonacean genus Bebryce (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) from Papua-New Guinea. Bulletin of marine science. 54(2): 546-553. hdl: 10088/994 Reference page.  [see page 546: diagnosis and page 547: source of synonymy]
• Philippi, R.A. 1841. Bebryce mollis Philippi, ein neues Genus der Gorgonienartigen Zoophyten. Jahresbericht uber die Thätigkeit des Vereins fur Naturkunde in Cassel. 5: 9–10. Reference page.  [see page 9, original description of Bebryce]

Additional references

• Bayer, F.M. & Ofwegen, L.P. van 2016. The type specimens of Bebryce (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Plexauridae) re-examined, with emphasis on the sclerites. Zootaxa 4083(3): 301–358. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.3.1. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Matsumoto, A.K. & van Ofwegen, L.P. 2016. The genus Bebryce (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Plexauridae) at Japan, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 587: 1–20. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.587.8188. Reference page. 
• Studer, T.R. 1889. Supplementary report on the Alcyonaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. 32(81): 1-31. BHL Reference page.  [see page 10]

Links

• Cordeiro, R.; McFadden, C.; van Ofwegen, L.; Williams, G. (2020). World List of Octocorallia. Bebryce Philippi, 1841. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125308 on 2020-08-31

• BHL bibliography
• Bebryce – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bebryce.
• ION

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Vernacular names

日本語: ヨウラクヤギ属