Echinogorgia flabellum ( Pallas, 1766 )

Ramvilas, Ghosh, Alderslade, Philip & Ranjeet, Kutty, 2023, The taxonomy of Indian gorgonians: an assessment of the descriptive records of gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) recorded as occurring in the territorial waters of India, along with neighbouring regions and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the highlighting of perceived unethical practice, Zootaxa 5236 (1), pp. 1-124 : 53

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scientific name	Echinogorgia flabellum ( Pallas, 1766 )
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Echinogorgia flabellum ( Pallas, 1766) View in CoL

Antipathes flabellum Pallas, 1766: 211–212 ; Esper 1791: 139, Antipathes View in CoL Tab. 1 View TABLE 1 (Atlas).

Opinion: There is no evidence that this species occurs in the region.

Justification:

These Indian records seem to be either invalid or unconfirmable: Thomson & Simpson 1909: 212–213 (Andamans).

Literature analysis: Authors accounts of this species, originally named Antipathes flabellum , tend to attribute it to Esper (1791), while the original author was Pallas (1766). The species was transferred to Echinogorgia by Ridley (1884: 337–339) who gave a detailed description of his material, but the morphological details of this taxon are actually unknown. There cannot, therefore, be any proof that the un-illustrated description by Thomson & Simpson (1909) represents this species. Rao & Devi (2003) only listed the species.

References

Esper, E. J. G. (1791) Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit. Farben erleuchtetnebst Beschreibungen. Theil 2. Raspischen Buchhandlung, Nurnberg, 180 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 118730

Pallas, P. S. (1766) Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succinctas descriptiones cum selectis auctorum synonymis. Apud Franciscum Varrentrapp, Hagae Comitum, 451 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 6595

Rao, D. V. & Devi, K. (2003) Studies on the soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) of Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional paper, 206, 1 - 99.

Ridley, S. O. (1884) Alcyonaria. In: Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H. M. S. ' Alert' 1881 - 2. British Museum, London, pp. 327 - 365, pls. 36 - 38.

Thomson, J. A. & Simpson, J. J. (1909) An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship Investigator in the Indian Ocean. The Alcyonarians of the Littoral Area. The Indian Museum, Calcutta, 319 + xviii pp.