WoRMS taxon details
Pseudoplumarella echidna Bayer, 1981
290884 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:290884)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Bayer, F. M. (1981). Pseudoplumarella echidna, a new species of primnoid octocoral from Queensland (Coelenterata: Anthozoa). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 94(2): 622-630. [details] Available for editors
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Holotype QM Register No. G4710, geounit Australian...
Holotype QM Register No. G4710, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Pseudoplumarella echidna Bayer, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290884 on 2026-01-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Bayer, F. M. (1981). Pseudoplumarella echidna, a new species of primnoid octocoral from Queensland (Coelenterata: Anthozoa). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 94(2): 622-630. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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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additional source 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
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Holotype QM Register No. G4710, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype QM GL3, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype QM Register No. GL1, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype QM Register No. GL2, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 59823, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat shelf [details]