Clavularia modesta
creator: Claus, Simon
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: van Ofwegen, Leen
creator: McFadden, Cathy
date: 2026-08-03
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: Clavularia modesta (Verrill, 1874)
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. Clavularia modesta (Verrill, 1874). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158266 on 2026-08-03
created: 2005-05-25T12:44:50Z
modified: 2019-07-07T22:59:22Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Clavularia modesta (Verrill, 1874)
class: Octocorallia
family: Clavulariidae
genus: Clavularia
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Studer, T. (1891). Note préliminaire sur les alcyonaires provenant des campagnes du yacht "l'Hirondelle" 1886-1887-1888. Seconde partie. Alcyonacea et Pennatulacea. Mémoires de la Société zoologique de France. 4(2): 86-95.
name published in: Verrill, A.E. (1874). XVI. Brief contributions to zoology from the museum of Yale College. No. XXVII. Result of recent dredging expeditions on the coast of New England. The American Journal of Science and Arts. 3, vol. 7: 131-138.
name published in year: 1891
name published in year: 1874
order: Malacalcyonacea
parent name usage ID: 125286
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: (Verrill, 1874)
specific epithet: modesta
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted