Genus Sarcodictyon Forbes, 1897
- Sarcodictyon Forbes, E. 1847. Sarcophyton catenatum. pp. 179-180 in Johnston, G. (ed.). A History of British Zoophytes. London : John Van Voorst Vol. 1. [179-180].
Type species:
Sarcodictyon catenata Forbes, 1847 by monotypy. - Evagorgia Phillipi, R.A. 1842. Zoologische Beobachtungen. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 8(1): 33-45.
Type species:
Evagora rosea Phillipi, 1842 by monotypy. - Rolandia Lacaze-Duthiers, H. de 1900. Coralliaires du Golfe du Lion. Alcyonaires. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 3 8: 353-462 [424-449].
Type species:
Rolandia coralloides Lacaze Duthiers, 1900 (= Evagorgia rosea Phillipi, 1842) by monotypy.
Misidentifications
Sarcodictyon occurs the north east Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and all records for Australian waters are extremely doubtful.
General References
Bayer, F.M. 1981. On some genera of stoloniferous octocorals (Coelenterata: Anthozoa), with descriptions of new taxa. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 94(3): 878-901 [885-887]
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 | 14-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 29-Sep-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 16-Mar-2010 | (import) |