Kükenthal, W. (1902). Diagnosen neuer Umbelluliden aus der Ausbeute der deutschen Tiefseeexpedition. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 25: 593-597., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9904461 page(s): 594 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Umbellula spicata Kükenthal, 1902. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286671 on 2025-05-10
original descriptionKükenthal, W. (1902). Diagnosen neuer Umbelluliden aus der Ausbeute der deutschen Tiefseeexpedition. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 25: 593-597., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9904461 page(s): 594 [details]
original description(ofUmbellula pendula Thomson & Henderson, 1906)Thomson, J.A.; Henderson, W.D. (1906). An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian Marine survey ship 'Investigator' in the Indian Ocean. I. The alcyonarians of the deep sea. <em>Trustees of the Indian Museum, University of Aberdeen.</em> 1-128, plates 1-7., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12037643 page(s): 99 [details]
basis of recordG.C. Williams and J. van der Land (eds), update 2004-2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details]
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context source (Deepsea)Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online athttp://www.iobis.org/[details]
context source (Hexacorallia)Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional sourceWilliams, G.C. (1999). Index Pennatulacea: annotated bibliography and indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the World 1469-1999. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 51(2): 19-103. (look up in IMIS) page(s): 46 [details]
additional sourceBroch, H. (1958). Octocorals. Part I. Pennatularians. Discovery Reports, XXIX, 245-280, plates XI, XII page(s): 257, 258, 259, 260, 271, 274, 275 [details]
additional sourceWilliams, G.C. (1999). Index Pennatulacea: annotated bibliography and indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the World 1469-1999. <em>Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci.</em> 51(2): 19-103, 1 fig., 14 plates. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality