WoRMS name details
Trichoptilum spinosum Nutting, 1912
1391915 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1391915)
uncertain > nomen dubium (probably a young Funiculina)
Species
Trichoptilum Kölliker, 1880 accepted as Funiculina Lamarck, 1816
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Nutting, C.C. (1912). Descriptions of the Alcyonaria collected by the U.S. Fisheries steamer "Albatross," mainly in Japanese waters, during 1906. <em>Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum.</em> 43:1-104, plates 1-21., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7722925
page(s): 51 [details]
page(s): 51 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Trichoptilum spinosum Nutting, 1912. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1391915 on 2025-06-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Nutting, C.C. (1912). Descriptions of the Alcyonaria collected by the U.S. Fisheries steamer "Albatross," mainly in Japanese waters, during 1906. <em>Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum.</em> 43:1-104, plates 1-21., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7722925
page(s): 51 [details]
page(s): 51 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Kükenthal, W. (1915). Pennatularia. Das Tierreich. 43: 1-132., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/900948
page(s): 40; note: Kukenthal believed this species to be a young Funiculina [details]
page(s): 40; note: Kukenthal believed this species to be a young Funiculina [details]
