WoRMS taxon details
Drifa glomerata Verrill, 1869
146941 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146941)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Cape Hatteras to Bay of Fundy; also found in Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, and off Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
Distribution Cape Hatteras to Bay of Fundy; also found in Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, and off Newfoundland and Nova Scotia [details]
Cordeiro, R.; van Ofwegen, L.; Williams, G. (2019). World List of Octocorallia. Drifa glomerata Verrill, 1869. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146941 on 2019-02-23
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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record L.P. van Ofwegen, 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 source Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc.</em> 693 p. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Madsen, F.J. 1944. Octocorallia (Stolonifera - Telestacea - Xeniidae - Alcyonacea - Gorgonacea). The Danish Ingolf-Expedition, Vol. V. Bianco Luno A/S. Copenhagen. 65 p. [details]
basis of record L.P. van Ofwegen, 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 source Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc.</em> 693 p. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Madsen, F.J. 1944. Octocorallia (Stolonifera - Telestacea - Xeniidae - Alcyonacea - Gorgonacea). The Danish Ingolf-Expedition, Vol. V. Bianco Luno A/S. Copenhagen. 65 p. [details]




From other sources
Diet Generally, anthozoans are primarly carnivorous which prey on sea urchins, gastropods, bivalves, or crustaceans that crawl or swim into their grasp. [details]Distribution Cape Hatteras to Bay of Fundy; also found in Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, and off Newfoundland and Nova Scotia [details]
Habitat sandy, muddy, or rocky habitats; also may attached themselves to hard parts or products of other organisms (shells) [details]
Reproduction sexes are separate, but protogynous hermaphroditism also occurs (female gametes are matured before male elements in the same individual) [details]
Language | Name | |
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English | orb carnation coraldense carnation coral [from synonym] | [details] |
French | corail orbiculairecorail dense [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Briareum grandiflorum Möbius, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Capnella glomerata (Verrill, 1869))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life (from synonym Briareum grandiflorum Möbius, 1874)
To Encyclopedia of Life (from synonym Capnella glomerata (Verrill, 1869))
To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI (from synonym Capnella glomerata (Verrill, 1869))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (66 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Briareum grandiflorum Möbius, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Capnella glomerata (Verrill, 1869))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life (from synonym Briareum grandiflorum Möbius, 1874)
To Encyclopedia of Life (from synonym Capnella glomerata (Verrill, 1869))
To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI (from synonym Capnella glomerata (Verrill, 1869))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (66 records)
To ITIS