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WoRMS taxon details

Plumarella echinata Cairns, 2011

AphiaID

574239 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:574239)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Plumarella Gray, 1870

Original name

Plumarella echinata Cairns, 2011

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Cairns, S.D. (2011). A Revision of the Primnoidae (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> (634), 1-55., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.634 [details] Available for editors

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Type data

Type locality contained in Aleutian Islands

type locality contained in Aleutian Islands [details]

Descriptive notes

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

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

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Plumarella echinata Cairns, 2011. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574239 on 2026-01-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-06-17 14:12:48Z

created

van Ofwegen, Leen

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Cairns, S.D. (2011). A Revision of the Primnoidae (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> (634), 1-55., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.634 [details] Available for editors

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Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From editor or global species database

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

Definitions