WoRMS taxon details
Telestula spiculicola (Nutting, 1908)
517835 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:517835)
accepted
Species
Clavularia spiculicola Nutting, 1908 · unaccepted (original combination)
- Subspecies Telestula spiculicola robusta Bayer, 1952
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Clavularia spiculicola Nutting, 1908) Nutting, C.C. (1908). Descriptions of the Alcyonaria collected by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries steamer Albatross in the vicinity of the Hawaiian islands in 1902. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 34: 543–601, pls. 41–51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15709102
page(s): 553-554 [details]
page(s): 553-554 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Telestula spiculicola (Nutting, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517835 on 2026-01-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Clavularia spiculicola Nutting, 1908) Nutting, C.C. (1908). Descriptions of the Alcyonaria collected by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries steamer Albatross in the vicinity of the Hawaiian islands in 1902. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 34: 543–601, pls. 41–51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15709102
page(s): 553-554 [details]
page(s): 553-554 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Bayer, F.M. (1952). Descriptions and redescriptions of the Hawaiian octocorals collected by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer 'Albatross'. (1. Alcyonacea, Stolonifera and Telestacea). <em>Pacific Science.</em> 6(2): 126-136., available online at https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/8809/vol6n2-126-136.pdf
page(s): 131-133 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 131-133 [details] Available for editors
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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type USNM 22574, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
