Species Menella praelonga (Ridley, 1884)
- Plexaura praelonga Ridley, S. 1884. Alcyonaria. pp. 327-365 in Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of the H.M.S. 'Alert ' 1881-2. London : British Museum Trustees, printed by Taylor & Francis. [339-340] [as Plexaura praelonga var typica].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1881.10.21.163 two dry samples (recorded in the BMNH catalogue under the genus Plexauroides, which perhaps indicates that Ridely changed his mind when he wrote the description).
Generic Combinations
- Plexauroides praelonga (Ridley, 1884). —
Wright, E.P. & Studer, Th. 1889. Report on the Alcyonaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 31: 1-314 [138] - Menella praelonga (Ridley, 1884). —
Zou, R.-L. & Youzhang, C. 1984. Study on the shallow-water Gorgonacea from the coast of Guangdong. Nanhai Studia Marina Sinica 5: 67-75 [71]
Ecological Descriptors
Hard bottom, marine, sessile.
Taxonomic note
plus Hickson Torres Strait
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | OCTOCORALLIA Haeckel, 1866 | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | Dr Phil Alderslade |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 24-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 29-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 16-Mar-2010 | (import) |