Dendronephthya curvata Kükenthal, 1905
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dendronephthya curvata Kükenthal, 1905
- Name authority
- Kükenthal, 1905
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Octocorallia
- Order
- Malacalcyonacea
- Family
- Nephtheidae
- Genus
- Dendronephthya
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumCnidaria
- classOctocorallia Haeckel, 1866
- orderMalacalcyonacea McFadden, van Ofwegen & Quattrini, 2022
- familyNephtheidae Gray, 1862
- genusDendronephthya Kükenthal, 1905
- speciesDendronephthya curvata Kükenthal, 1905
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dendronephthya. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dendronephthya aculeata Kükenthal, 1905 | NephtheidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronephthya alba Utinomi, 1952 | NephtheidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronephthya albogilva Henderson, 1909 | NephtheidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronephthya alexanderi (Nutting, 1908) | NephtheidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronephthya ambigua Henderson, 1909 | NephtheidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronephthya annectens Sherriffs, 1922 | NephtheidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronephthya arakanensis Henderson, 1909 | NephtheidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronephthya arbuscula Henderson, 1909 | NephtheidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronephthya armifer Thomson & Dean, 1931 | NephtheidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronephthya aruensis Kükenthal, 1911 | NephtheidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronephthya aspera (Tixier-Durivault & Prevorsek, 1960) | NephtheidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendronephthya aurea Utinomi, 1952 | NephtheidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Morchellana curvata (Kükenthal, 1905) (Kükenthal, 1905) | synonym |
| Dendronephthya (Morchellana) curvata Kükenthal, 1905 Kükenthal, 1905 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Kükenthal, W. (1905). Versuch einer Revision der Alcyonarien. II. Die Familie der Nephthyiden. 2. Teil. Die Gattungen Dendronephthya n.g. und Stereonephthya n.g. Zoologische Jahrbucher, 21: 503–726, plates 26–32. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34QS8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.