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Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Plumarella rigida Kükenthal & Gorzawsky, 1908. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287674 on 2026-07-09
original descriptionKükenthal, W.; Gorzawsky, H. (1908). Diagnosen neuer japanischer Gorgoniden (Reise Doflein 1904-05). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 32: 621-631., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9895327 page(s): 622-623 [details]
context source (Deepsea)Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia)Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of recordvan 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]
additional sourceCairns, 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), available online athttps://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.629[details] Available for editors
additional sourceKükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp. page(s): 262 [details] Available for editors
additional sourceSong, J. I.; Lee, I. (1998). Fauna of the anthozoans from adjacent waters of Geojedo Island in Korea. Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology, 14(3): 229-242 page(s): 232 [details]
additional sourceSong, J. I. (1981). A systematic study on Octocorallia in Korea 6. Holaxonia (Gorgonacea). Korean Journal of Zoology, 24(2): 99-115 page(s): 107, 108, 111 [details]
additional sourceImahara, Y. (1996). Previously recorded octocorals from Japan and adjacent seas. Precious Corals and Octocoral Research, 4-mei, 17-44 page(s): 34 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype EWNHM, geounit South Korean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]Nontype EWNHM, geounit South Korean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]