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Cairns, S.D. (2011). A Revision of the Primnoidae (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. (634), 1-55.
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Cairns, S.D.
2011
A Revision of the Primnoidae (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea
Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
(634), 1-55
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Plumarella aleutiana Cairns, 2011 (original description)
Plumarella echinata Cairns, 2011 (original description)
Plumarella hapala Cairns, 2011 (original description)
Plumarella nuttingi Cairns, 2011 (original description)
Plumarella profunda Cairns, 2011 (original description)
Plumarella robusta Cairns, 2011 (original description)
Thouarella cristata Cairns, 2011 (original description)
Thouarella superba (Nutting, 1912) accepted as Plumarella superba (Nutting, 1912) (additional source)
Thouarella trilineata Cairns, 2011 (original description)
Aleutian Islands for Plumarella aleutiana Cairns, 2011 
Aleutian Islands for Plumarella echinata Cairns, 2011 
Aleutian Islands for Plumarella hapala Cairns, 2011 
Aleutian Islands for Plumarella nuttingi Cairns, 2011 
Aleutian Islands for Plumarella profunda Cairns, 2011 
Aleutian Islands for Plumarella robusta Cairns, 2011 
Aleutian Islands for Thouarella cristata Cairns, 2011 
Aleutian Islands for Thouarella trilineata Cairns, 2011 
 Etymology

Being the most commonly collected Plumarella in the Aleutian Islands, the species is named for the island group. [details]

 Etymology

Named echinatus (Latin for spiny) because not only are the marginal scales spinose, but the marginal spines also ... [details]

 Etymology

Named hapala (Latin for soft to the touch, delicate) because the thin body wall scales produce a relatively weak ... [details]

 Etymology

Named in honor of Charles C. Nutting, specifically in recognition of his revision of the North Pacific deep-water ... [details]

 Etymology

Named profunda (Latin for deep) for its relatively deep capture depth. [details]

 Etymology

Named robusta (Latin for hard, strong, robust), for the robust polyps produced by its thick body wall scales. [details]

 Etymology

Named cristata (Latin for crested or ridged), in allusion to the prominently ridged outer surfaces of the body wall ... [details]

 Etymology

Named trilineata (Latin for “three lines”) for the trilinear arrangement of the branchlets from the main branches. [details]