Genus Cladiella Gray, 1869
- Cladiella Gray, J.E. 1869. Notes on the fleshy alcyonoid corals (Alcyonium, Linn., or Zoophytaria carnosa). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 3: 117-131 [125].
Type species:
Lobularia sphaerophora Ehrenberg, 1834 by subsequent designation, see Utinomi, H. 1959. Fleshy alcyonarians from southern Formosa. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 7(3): 303-312, figs 1-4 [310-311]. - Sphaerella Gray, J.E. 1869. Notes on the fleshy alcyonoid corals (Alcyonium, Linn., or Zoophytaria carnosa). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 3: 117-131 [122].
Type species:
Alcyonium tuberculosum Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 by monotypy. - Microspicularia MacFadyen, L.M. 1936. Alcyonaria (Stolonifera, Alcyonacea, Telestacea and Gorgonacea). Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(2): 19-72 [28-29].
Type species:
Alcyonium pachyclados Klunzinger, 1877 by original designation.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Lobularia sensu Ehrenberg, 1834 [Lobularia was applied in the sense of its use by Ehrenberg 1834; the genus was established by Lamarck for several genera that did not include any species of what we now call Cladiella; Ehernberg's use of the genus did contain species now assigned to Cladiella].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west pacific; widespread from Africa and the Red Sea to western Pacific islands. *** check.
IMCRA
Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
- Mozambique
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast
- Norfolk Island
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, NE coast, Torres Strait Islands
- Western Australia: Central W coast
Oriental Region
- Andaman Islands
- Ryukyu Islands (= Nansei Shoto)
- Taiwan
- Vietnam
Taxonomic note
Phil, do you have reference for the "Taxonomic decision for synonymy"?
General References
Bayer, F.M. 1955. Contributions to the nomenclature, systematics, and morphology of the Octocorallia. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 105: 207-220 [207-208] (This paper discusses the synonyms Lobularia, Sphaerella and Microspicularia but not Cladiella)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
05-Aug-2022 | OCTOCORALLIA Haeckel, 1866 | 06-Jul-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Phil Alderslade |
05-Aug-2022 | OCTOCORALLIA Haeckel, 1866 | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | Dr Phil Alderslade |
05-Aug-2022 | 24-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
05-Aug-2022 | 14-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
05-Aug-2022 | 29-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
11-May-2010 | MODIFIED |