Verrucella pambanensis Fernando, 2011

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 : 102

publication ID

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

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7641003

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scientific name

Verrucella pambanensis Fernando, 2011
status

 

Verrucella pambanensis Fernando, 2011 (species status uncertain)

Verrucella pambanensis Fernando, 2011: 120 , pl. 80, fig. 1–1c (Pamban); Fernando et al. 2017: 276, pl. 129, fig. 1–1c (SE coast).

? Verrucella gubalensis Fernando 2011: 118–119 View in CoL , pl. 78, fig. 1–1c (SE coast); Fernando et al. 2017: 270, pl. 126, fig. 1–1c (SE coast).

Opinion: This species does occur in the region but its status is uncertain and it is probably the same as at least one of the other Verrucella species View in CoL described by Fernando (2011) and Fernando et al. (2017).

Justification:

Literature analysis: The descriptions of the Indian material by Fernando (2011) and Fernando et al. (2017) are identical. The text says that spindle sclerites reach the same size as the double-heads, up to 0.07 mm, but there several in the figures that are longer than the double-heads, one approximately 0.1 mm. Without more detailed descriptions and larger illustrations of the sclerites it would be difficult to recognise their species, and without a revision of the genus it would probably be impossible to assess its status, but on the data available it seems that the specimen is probably the same species as the Indian specimen these authors assigned to Verrucella gubalensis Grassoff, 2000 .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Cnidaria

Class

Anthozoa

Order

Alcyonacea

SubOrder

Calcaxonia

Family

Ellisellidae

Genus

Verrucella

Loc

Verrucella pambanensis Fernando, 2011

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

Verrucella pambanensis

Fernando, S. & Venkataraman, K. & Raghunathan, C. 2017: 276
Fernando, S. A. 2011: 120
2011
Loc

Verrucella gubalensis

Fernando, S. & Venkataraman, K. & Raghunathan, C. 2017: 270
Fernando, S. A. 2011: 119
2011
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