Species Sarcophyton glaucum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Alcyonium glaucum Quoy, J.R. & Gaimard, J.P. 1833. Zoophytes. In: Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe Exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826-1827-1828-1829, Sous le Commandement de M. J. Dumont D'Urville. Paris : J.Tastu Vol. 4 390 pp. [270-271].
Type data:
Holotype (location of material unknown), Panhi-Modou Island, Tonga. - Sarcophytum glaucum pauperculum Marenzeller, E. von 1886. Uber die Sarcophytum benannten Alcyoniiden. Zoologische Jahrbücher 1(2): 341-368 [354-356] [as Sarcophytum glaucum var. pauperculum Marenzeller, 1886].
- Sarcophtyum nigrum May, W. 1899. Beitrage zur Systematic und Chorologie der Alcyonaceen. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft 33: 1-180 [117-118].
- Sarcophytum glaucum amboinense Burchardt, E. 1903. Alcyonaceen von Thursday Island (Torres Strasse) und von Amboina II. pp. 653-682 in Semon, R. (ed.). Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel. Ausgefuhrt in den Jahren 1891-1893. Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena 8 [676-677] [as Sarcophytum glaucum var. amboinense Burchardt, 1903].
- Sarcophytum gracile Burchardt, E. 1903. Alcyonaceen von Thursday Island (Torres Strasse) und von Amboina II. pp. 653-682 in Semon, R. (ed.). Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel. Ausgefuhrt in den Jahren 1891-1893. Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena 8 [673-674].
- Sarcophytum boettgeri Pratt, E.M. 1903. The Alcyonaria of the Maldives Part II. The genera Sarcophytum, Lobophytum, Sclerophytum, and Alcyonium. (pp. 503-539, pls. XXVIII-XXXI) in Gardiner, J.S. (ed.). The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes, being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press Vol. II(Part I) pp. 473–588, pls. XXVI-XXXIV. [511-512].
- Sarcophytum tenuis Pratt, E.M. 1903. The Alcyonaria of the Maldives Part II. The genera Sarcophytum, Lobophytum, Sclerophytum, and Alcyonium. (pp. 503-539, pls. XXVIII-XXXI) in Gardiner, J.S. (ed.). The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes, being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press Vol. II(Part I) pp. 473–588, pls. XXVI-XXXIV. [512-513].
- Sarcophytum bicolor Pratt, E.M. 1905. Report on some Alcyoniidae collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. pp. 247-268 in Herdman, W.A. (ed.). Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar; with supplementary reports upon the marine biology of Ceylon by other naturalists. Part III, Supplementary Report No. XIX. London : The Royal Society. [249-250].
- Sarcophytum glaucum tamatavens Cohn, M. 1908. Alcyonacea von Madagaskar und Ostafrika. Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903-1905 von Dr. A. Voeltzkow. Wiss. Ergebn. 2,. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse Syst. Arbeit 3: 207-244 [220-221] [as Sarcophytum glaucum var. tamatavens Cohn. 1908].
- Sarcophytum mycetoides Gravier, C. 1908. Recherches sur quelques Alcyonaires du Golfe de Tadjourah. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 4 8(2): 179-266 [182-184].
- Sarcophytum reticulatum Boone, L. 1938. Coelenterata. Bulletin of the Vanderbilt Marine Museum 7: 27-76 [64-66].
Ecological Descriptors
Hard bottom, marine, sessile.
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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 | ||
| 11-May-2010 | MODIFIED |