WoRMS taxon details
Thouarella (Thouarella) diadema Cairns, 2006
286559 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286559)
accepted
Species
Plumarella diadema (Cairns, 2006) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Thouarella (Thouarella) sardana Zapata-Guardiola & López-González, 2010 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Cairns, S.D. (2006). Studies on western Atlantic Octocorallia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa). Part 6: The genera Primnoella Gray, 1858; Thouarella Gray, 1870; Dasystenella Versluys, 1906. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 19: 161-194. [details] Available for editors 
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McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Thouarella (Thouarella) diadema Cairns, 2006. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286559 on 2025-12-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Cairns, S.D. (2006). Studies on western Atlantic Octocorallia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa). Part 6: The genera Primnoella Gray, 1858; Thouarella Gray, 1870; Dasystenella Versluys, 1906. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 19: 161-194. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Thouarella (Thouarella) sardana Zapata-Guardiola & López-González, 2010) Zapata-Guardiola, R.; López-González, P.J. (2010). Four new species of Thouarella (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Primnoidae) from Antarctic waters. Scientia Marina, 74(1), 131-146., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2010.74n1131 [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]
new combination reference Cairns, S.D. & H.H. Wirshing. (2018). A phylogenetic analysis of the Primnoidae (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Calcaxonia) with analyses of character evolution and a key to the genera and subgenera. <em>BMC Evolutionary Biology.</em> 18(1)., available online at https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-018-1182-5
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[request]original description (of Thouarella (Thouarella) sardana Zapata-Guardiola & López-González, 2010) Zapata-Guardiola, R.; López-González, P.J. (2010). Four new species of Thouarella (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Primnoidae) from Antarctic waters. Scientia Marina, 74(1), 131-146., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2010.74n1131 [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]
new combination reference Cairns, S.D. & H.H. Wirshing. (2018). A phylogenetic analysis of the Primnoidae (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Calcaxonia) with analyses of character evolution and a key to the genera and subgenera. <em>BMC Evolutionary Biology.</em> 18(1)., available online at https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-018-1182-5
page(s): 18 [details] Available for editors
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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 [request]
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 [request]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2021). Primnoid octocorals (Anthozoa, Alcyonacea) — Part 3. Thouarella, and additional records of other primnoid species. <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 133: 1-67. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]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
[request]additional source Cairns, S.D. (2021). Primnoid octocorals (Anthozoa, Alcyonacea) — Part 3. Thouarella, and additional records of other primnoid species. <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 133: 1-67. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Plumarella diadema (Cairns, 2006))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Plumarella diadema) (from synonym Plumarella diadema (Cairns, 2006))
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 12 proteins) (from synonym Plumarella diadema (Cairns, 2006))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Thouarella (Thouarella) sardana Zapata-Guardiola & López-González, 2010)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (4 records)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Plumarella diadema) (from synonym Plumarella diadema (Cairns, 2006))
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 12 proteins) (from synonym Plumarella diadema (Cairns, 2006))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Thouarella (Thouarella) sardana Zapata-Guardiola & López-González, 2010)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (4 records)
