Cavernularia pusilla
creator: Williams, Gary
creator: McFadden, Cathy
date: 2026-08-04
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Cavernularia pusilla (Philippi, 1835)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Cavernularia pusilla (Philippi, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128535 on 2026-08-04
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2019-12-17T21:05:21Z
replaces: 1393254
replaces: 1391996
replaces: 1393253
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Cavernularia pusilla (Philippi, 1835)
class: Octocorallia
family: Veretillidae
genus: Cavernularia
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Philippi, R.A. (1835). Ueber Veretillum pusillum. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 1: 277-280.
name published in: Herklots, J.A. (1858). Notices pour servir à l'étude des polypiers nageurs ou pennatulides. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. 7: 1-31, plates 1-7.
name published in year: 1835
name published in year: 1858
order: Scleralcyonacea
parent name usage ID: 128500
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: (Philippi, 1835)
specific epithet: pusilla
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted