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Umbellula Gray, 1870 
AphiaID: 128499

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Pennatulacea (Order) > Sessiliflorae (Suborder) > Umbellulidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Umbellulidae Kölliker, 1880
Sources  basis of record: Williams, G.C.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia - Pennatulacea, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 105-106 (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record: Williams, G.C. (1992). Biogeography of the octocorallian coelenterate fauna of southern Africa. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 46:351-401. [details]

additional source: Williams, G.C. Index Pennatulacea : Annotated bibliography and indexes of the sea pens of the world 1469-2002 (Coelenterata: Octocorallia), available online at http://research.calacademy.org/RESEARCH/izg/index_intro.htm [details]

additional source: Williams, G.; Sánchez, J. (2009). Octocorallia (Cnidaria). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details]

additional source: Pennatulacea checklist for ERMS2 [details]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Species Umbellula durissima Kölliker, 1880
Species Umbellula encrinus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Umbellula guentheri Kölliker, 1880
Species Umbellula hemigymna Pasternak, 1975
Species Umbellula huxleyi Kölliker, 1880
Species Umbellula lindahli Kölliker, 1875
Species Umbellula magniflora Kolliker, 1880
Species Umbellula monocephalus Pasternak, 1964
Species Umbellula pallida Lindahl, 1874
Species Umbellula pellucida Kükenthal, 1902
Species Umbellula spicata Kükenthal, 1902
Species Umbellula thomsoni Kölliker, 1874
Environment marine
Link To ITIS
Images 
Umbellula
Umbellula
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Umbellula
Umbellula
added on 2011-07-15 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada ()
qualitystatus: not checked

Umbellula
Umbellula
added on 2011-07-15 - author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada ()
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128499
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Williams, Gary
2005-07-27 12:57:38Z  checked  Williams, Gary
  
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  Citation: Williams, G. (2013). Umbellula Gray, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128499 on 2013-05-24
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