- Zignisis Alderslade, P. 1998. Revisionary systematics in the gorgonian family Isididae, with descriptions of numerous new taxa (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 55: 1-359 [291-292].
Type species:
Mopsea repens Briggs, 1915 by original designation.
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) |
- Mopsea alternata Utinomi, H. 1975. Octocorallia collected by trawling in the western Australia. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 22(5): 237-266 [255-258].
Type data:
Holotype MTUF 1600 small colony portion in alcohol.
Generic Combinations
- Zignisis alternata (Utinomi, 1975). —
Alderslade, P. 1998. Revisionary systematics in the gorgonian family Isididae, with descriptions of numerous new taxa (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 55: 1-359 [300-305]
Ecological Descriptors
Hard bottom, marine, sessile.
Taxonomic note
+SS10/05 Stn: 15
General References
Alderslade, P. 1998. Revisionary systematics in the gorgonian family Isididae, with descriptions of numerous new taxa (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 55: 1-359
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) |
- Zignisis bifoliata Alderslade, P. 1998. Revisionary systematics in the gorgonian family Isididae, with descriptions of numerous new taxa (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 55: 1-359 [318-323].
Type data:
Holotype NTM C10935 colony in alcohol.
Paratype(s) NTM C10933 colony in alcohol.
Ecological Descriptors
Hard bottom, marine, sessile.
Taxonomic note
+SS10/05 Stn: 14, 115
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) |
Species Zignisis dakini (Thorpe, 1928)
- Acabaria dakini Thorpe, L. 1928. Alcyonaria of the Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society of London 36(247): 479-531 [521-523].
Type data:
Holotype (Thorpe was a student of W. Dakin, and the sample was probably discarded after Dakin left the University of North Wales).
Generic Combinations
- Zignisis dakini (Thorpe, 1928) [(Complier)].
Ecological Descriptors
Hard bottom, marine, sessile.
(no title)
Possibly identical to Zignisis phorinema, but material is lost and original descripion inadequate.
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) |
Species Zignisis lornae Alderslade, 1998
- Zignisis lornae Alderslade, P. 1998. Revisionary systematics in the gorgonian family Isididae, with descriptions of numerous new taxa (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 55: 1-359 [312-318].
Type data:
Holotype WAM 26-74 colony in alcohol.
Paratype(s) WAM 23-74 Colony in alcohol; WAM 395-79 colony in alcohol; NTM C2485 colony in alcohol.
Ecological Descriptors
Hard bottom, marine, sessile.
Taxonomic note
+ as a cf SS10/05 Stn: 110
SS10/05 Stn: 15, 18, 22
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) |
- Zignisis phorinema Alderslade, P. 1998. Revisionary systematics in the gorgonian family Isididae, with descriptions of numerous new taxa (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 55: 1-359 [305-312].
Type data:
Holotype NTM C5218 colony in alcohol.
Paratype(s) NTM C12335 colony in alcohol; WAM 419-80 colony in alcohol.
Ecological Descriptors
Hard bottom, marine, sessile.
General References
Griffith, J.K. & Fromont, J. 1998. A catalogue of recent Cnidaria type specimens in the Western Australian Museum of Natural Science, Perth. Records of the Western Australian Museum 19: 223–239
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) |
Species Zignisis repens (Briggs, 1915)
- Mopsea repens Briggs, E.A. 1915. Report on the Alcyonarians obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour on the eastern and southern coasts of Australia. Part I. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 3(2): 59-94 [77-78].
Type data:
Holotype AM E2243 colony in alcohol.
Paratype(s) AM E1015 colony in alcohol; AM E1018 colony in alcohol; AM G11800 colony in alcohol; AM G11801 colony in alcohol.
Generic Combinations
- Zignisis repens (Briggs, 1915). —
Alderslade, P. 1998. Revisionary systematics in the gorgonian family Isididae, with descriptions of numerous new taxa (Coelenterata: Octocorallia). Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 55: 1-359 [292-299]
Ecological Descriptors
Hard bottom, marine, sessile.
Taxonomic note
+SS01/00 Stn: 378 GAB, Lacepede Shelf 292,
SS10/05 Stn: 15, 18, 22, 110
General References
Griffith, J.K. & Fromont, J. 1998. A catalogue of recent Cnidaria type specimens in the Western Australian Museum of Natural Science, Perth. Records of the Western Australian Museum 19: 223–239
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) |