WoRMS name details
Thouarella variabilis Wright & Studer, 1889
1564341 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1564341)
alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Species
- Variety Thouarella variabilis var. brevispinosa Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Thouarella (Thouarella) brevispinosa Wright & Studer, 1889 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Variety Thouarella variabilis var. gracilis Wright & Studer, 1889 represented as Thouarella (Thouarella) variabilis var. gracilis Wright & Studer, 1889 (subgenus assignment)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Wright, E.P.; Studer, T. (1889). Report on the Alcyonaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 31 (part 64), lxxii+ 314 pp., 43 pls. London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2081946
page(s): 68 [details]
page(s): 68 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Thouarella variabilis Wright & Studer, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1564341 on 2026-08-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Wright, E.P.; Studer, T. (1889). Report on the Alcyonaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 31 (part 64), lxxii+ 314 pp., 43 pls. London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2081946
page(s): 68 [details]
basis of record Versluys, J. (1906). Die Gorgoniden der Siboga-Expedition. II. Die Primnoidae. Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden XIIIa (livr. xxvii): 1-187, figs. 1-178, pls. 1-10, map. (i-1906)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6296503
page(s): 37-38 [details]
page(s): 68 [details]
basis of record Versluys, J. (1906). Die Gorgoniden der Siboga-Expedition. II. Die Primnoidae. Siboga Expeditie, Monograph, Leiden XIIIa (livr. xxvii): 1-187, figs. 1-178, pls. 1-10, map. (i-1906)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6296503
page(s): 37-38 [details]
Other
additional source
López-González, P.J.; Gili, J.-M.; Orejas, C. (2002). A new primnoid genus (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) from the Southern Ocean. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 66(4): 383-397., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2002.66n4383
page(s): 396 [details]
additional source Deichmann, E. (1936). The Alcyonaria of the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College.</em> 53: 1-317, plates 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4363633
page(s): 154, 166 [details]
additional source Orejas, C.; Gili, J.; López-González, P. J.; Hasemann, C.; Arntz, W. E. (2007). Reproduction patterns of four Antarctic octocorals in the Weddell Sea: an inter-specific, shape, and latitudinal comparison. Marine Biology, 150, 551-563
page(s): 561 [details]
page(s): 396 [details]
additional source Deichmann, E. (1936). The Alcyonaria of the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College.</em> 53: 1-317, plates 1-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4363633
page(s): 154, 166 [details]
additional source Orejas, C.; Gili, J.; López-González, P. J.; Hasemann, C.; Arntz, W. E. (2007). Reproduction patterns of four Antarctic octocorals in the Weddell Sea: an inter-specific, shape, and latitudinal comparison. Marine Biology, 150, 551-563
page(s): 561 [details]
