Paracis ulex ( Thomson &Simpson, 1909 )

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 : 66

publication ID

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

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7639549

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scientific name

Paracis ulex ( Thomson &Simpson, 1909 )
status

 

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Acis ulex Thomson & Simpson, 1909: 236–237 , pl. 1, fig. 2&5; pl. 9, fig. 6a, 6b, 6c (Andamans).

Opinion: This species does occur in the region.

Justification:

Literature analysis: This species was originally described as Acis ulex and although some sclerite illustrations were supplied it would still be difficult to identify. It was reassigned to the genus Paracis by Kükenthal (1924). Rao & Devi (2003) just listed it.

Kukenthal, W. (1924) Gorgonaria. Das Tierreich. Vol. 47. Walter de Gruyter and Co., Berlin und Leipzig, xxviii + 478 pp.

Rao, D. V. & Devi, K. (2003) Studies on the soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) of Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional paper, 206, 1 - 99.

Thomson, J. A. & Simpson, J. J. (1909) An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship Investigator in the Indian Ocean. The Alcyonarians of the Littoral Area. The Indian Museum, Calcutta, 319 + xviii pp.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Cnidaria

Class

Anthozoa

Order

Alcyonacea

SubOrder

Holaxonia

Family

Plexauridae

Genus

Paracis