(of)Studer, T. (1891). Note préliminaire sur les alcyonaires provenant des campagnes du yacht "l'Hirondelle" 1886-1887-1888. Seconde partie. Alcyonacea et Pennatulacea. <em>Mémoires de la Société zoologique de France.</em> 4(2): 86-95., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10114299 page(s): 89-90 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Bellonella variabilis (Studer, 1891). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289519 on 2026-07-13
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original description(of)Studer, T. (1891). Note préliminaire sur les alcyonaires provenant des campagnes du yacht "l'Hirondelle" 1886-1887-1888. Seconde partie. Alcyonacea et Pennatulacea. <em>Mémoires de la Société zoologique de France.</em> 4(2): 86-95., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10114299 page(s): 89-90 [details]
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]
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 sourceStuder, T. (1901). Alcyonaires provenant des campagnes de l'Hirondelle (1886-1888). <em>Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert Ier, prince souverain de Monaco.</em> 20: 1-64, plates 1-11., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38767814 page(s): 25-26 [details]
additional sourceVerseveldt, J.; Bayer, F. M. (1988). Revision of the genera Bellonella, Eleutherobia, Nidalia and Nidaliopsis (Octocorallia, Alcyoniidae and Nidalliidae), with descriptions of two new genera. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 245:1-131., available online athttp://repository.naturalis.nl/document/149141 page(s): 25-26 [details] Available for editors
additional sourceThomson, J.S. (1910). The Alcyonaria of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal. Alcyonacea. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.</em> 47(3): 549-589, plates 1-4., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41731265 page(s): 553 [details]
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