WoRMS name details
Thouarella (Parathouarella) brevispinosa Wright & Studer, 1889
173558 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:173558)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Thouarella variabilis var. brevispinosa Wright & Studer, 1889) Wright, E.P.; Studer, T. (1889). Report on the Alcyonaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 31 (part 64), lxxii+ 314 pp., 43 pls. London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2081946
page(s): 69 [details]
page(s): 69 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Thouarella (Parathouarella) brevispinosa Wright & Studer, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=173558 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Thouarella variabilis var. brevispinosa Wright & Studer, 1889) Wright, E.P.; Studer, T. (1889). Report on the Alcyonaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 31 (part 64), lxxii+ 314 pp., 43 pls. London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2081946
page(s): 69 [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 69 [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Cairns, S.D. & F.M. Bayer. (2009). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Primnoidae (Cnidaria:Octocorallia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington DC (USA).</em> 629:1-79. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Other
additional source
Taylor, M.L., S.D. Cairns, D.J. Agnew & A.D.Rogers. (2013). A revision of the genus <i>Thouarella</i> Gray, 1870 (Octocorallia: Primnoidae), including an illustrated dichotomous key, a new species description, and comments on <i>Plumarella</i> Gray, 1870 and <i>Dasystenella</i>, Versluys, 1906. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3602:1-105., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/login?source=%2FZootaxa%2Farticle%2Fview%2Fzootaxa.3602.1.1%2F17780&loginMessage=payment.loginRequired.forArticle [details] Available for editors
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