Echinomuricea ochracea Thomson & Simpson, 1909
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
- Echinomuricea ochracea Thomson & Simpson, 1909
- Name authority
- Thomson & Simpson, 1909
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Octocorallia
- Order
- Malacalcyonacea
- Family
- Acanthogorgiidae
- Genus
- Echinomuricea
- 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
- familyAcanthogorgiidae Gray, 1859
- genusEchinomuricea Verrill, 1869
- speciesEchinomuricea ochracea Thomson & Simpson, 1909
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Echinomuricea. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Echinomuricea borealis (Johnson, 1862) | AcanthogorgiidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echinomuricea coccinea (Stimpson, 1855) | AcanthogorgiidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echinomuricea coronalis Germanos, 1895 | AcanthogorgiidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echinomuricea costata Nutting, 1910 | AcanthogorgiidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echinomuricea horrida (Hickson, 1905) | AcanthogorgiidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echinomuricea pulchra Nutting, 1910 | AcanthogorgiidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echinomuricea spinosa (Hiles, 1899) | AcanthogorgiidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echinomuricea splendens Thomson & Simpson, 1909 | AcanthogorgiidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- 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. II. The alcyonarians of the littoral area. Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, 2: 1–319, 9 plates. 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:38JHV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.