McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Plumarella spinosa var. typica Kinoshita, 1907. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1564887 on 2025-04-27
basis of recordFautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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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]