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Species Villogorgia intricata (Gray, 1869)

 

Ecological Descriptors

Hard bottom, marine, sessile.

 

Taxonomic note

Gray's original description of Brandella intricata gives the location as Bass Strait, Dewi Reef. Its seems very likely that the reference to Bass Strait is an error as Australian specimens identified with this species have only been found on the Great Barrier Reef. Indeed, in the Australian/Indo-Pacific region at least, the genus has only ever been recorded from tropical and subtropical waters.

Among other occurences, Dewi is a name sometimes given to Indonesian females. It is therefore not impossible that Dewi Reef, if the correct location for the holotype, is in Indonesian waters.


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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 29-Sep-2010 MODIFIED
16-Mar-2010 (import)