MCZ Invertebrate Zoology ALCY-8

Renilla peltata Verrill, 1864

Syntype of Renilla peltata

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1863-01-01

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: United States: Louisiana | Breton Island, near the mouth of the Mississippi River

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:IZ:ALCY-8 JSON-LD

Media type: image; Invertebrate Zoology ALCY-8 Description: Preserved specimen.;

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Current Identification
Renilla peltata Verrill, 1864 linked data icon
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Octocorallia Scleralcyonacea Pennatuloidea Renillidae
Determiner: Addison Emery Verrilllinked data icon in 1864
Nature of ID: type ID
Previous Identifications
Renilla muelleri Kölliker, 1872 linked data icon
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Octocorallia Scleralcyonacea Pennatuloidea Renillidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: ICZN compliant spelling of mülleri; revised taxonomy fide WoRMS
Renilla mülleri Kölliker, 1872 linked data icon
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Octocorallia Scleralcyonacea Pennatuloidea Renillidae
Determiner: Elisabeth Deichmann
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy

Verrill 1864, page 29, Syntype of Renilla peltata Verrill, 1864
Deichmann 1936, page 258, Voucher of Renilla mülleri Kölliker, 1872 doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.49348 linked data icon
Media type: text; Verrill 1864 Description: List of the Polyps and Corals sent by the MCZ to other Institutions in Exchange, with Annotations;

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Media type: text; Deichmann 1936 Description: MCZ Memoirs Vol. LIII;

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Shows Publication: Deichmann 1936 Description: MCZ Memoirs Vol. LIII

  • other number: CNID-4288

Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: tissue; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2023-05-12
subsampled by=Nina Black   determined date=2023-04-28   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 2 History (3)

Attribute Value Determination On
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2023-05-12

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Louisiana
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Breton Island, near the mouth of the Mississippi River
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Breton Island near the mouth of the Mississippi River
  • Georeference:
  • 29.4670000°, -89.200000° (Error radius: 5mi) By: Laura Leibensperger on 2019-12-02 (Source: Google Earth)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1863-01-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collector:
  • C. T. Pierce

  • None

Media type: text; Invertebrate Zoology CNID-4276; CNID-4280; CNID-4281; CNID-4282; CNID-4286; ALCY-7; ALCY-8; CNID-4290; CNID-4291; CNID-4292; CNID-4293; CNID-4294; CNID-4296; CNID-4297; CNID-4298 Description: MCZ Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria 000001-006000, pg.174;

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Ledger Entry for: 15 cataloged items from MCZ:IZ:CNID-4276 Melithaea ochracea to MCZ:IZ:C...

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