WoRMS name details
Cladiscus Koren & Danielssen, 1877
1330360 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1330360)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Cladiscus gracilis Koren & Danielssen, 1877 accepted as Virgularia tuberculata Marshall, 1883 (type by original designation)
- Species Cladiscus agassizii Studer, 1894 accepted as Virgularia agassizii (Studer, 1894) (original combination)
- Species Cladiscus gracilis Koren & Danielssen, 1877 accepted as Virgularia tuberculata Marshall, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cladiscus koellikeri Danielssen & Koren, 1884 accepted as Virgularia tuberculata Marshall, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cladiscus loveni Koren & Danielssen, 1883 accepted as Virgularia tuberculata Marshall, 1883 (synonym)
- Species Cladiscus studeri Nutting, 1908 accepted as Virgularia studeri (Nutting, 1908) (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Koren, J. & D.C.Danielssen. (1877). Contribution to the natural history of the Pennatulidae living on the Norwegian coast. <em>Fauna littoralis Norvegiae.</em> 3: 82-102, plates 3-4, 9-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38676226
page(s): 100-101 [details]
page(s): 100-101 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Cladiscus Koren & Danielssen, 1877. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1330360 on 2026-06-12
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Koren, J. & D.C.Danielssen. (1877). Contribution to the natural history of the Pennatulidae living on the Norwegian coast. <em>Fauna littoralis Norvegiae.</em> 3: 82-102, plates 3-4, 9-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38676226
page(s): 100-101 [details]
basis of record Williams G.C. (1995). Living genera of sea pens (Coelenterata: Pennatulacea): illustrated key and synopses. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 113, pp. 93-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1995.tb00929.x
page(s): 124 [details]
page(s): 100-101 [details]
basis of record Williams G.C. (1995). Living genera of sea pens (Coelenterata: Pennatulacea): illustrated key and synopses. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 113, pp. 93-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1995.tb00929.x
page(s): 124 [details]
