WoRMS taxon details
Protoptilum thomsonii Kölliker, 1872
128528 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128528)
accepted
Species
Protoptilum armatum Danielssen & Koren, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym)
Protoptilum carinatum Danielssen & Koren, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym)
Protoptilum lofotense Danielssen & Koren, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym)
Protoptilum mohni Danielssen & Koren, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kölliker, A. von. (1872). Anatomisch-systematische Beschreibung der Alcyonarien, Erste Abtheilung: Die Pennatuliden. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 8: 85-275, plates 18-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187018
page(s): 195-196 [details]
page(s): 195-196 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Protoptilum thomsonii Kölliker, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128528 on 2025-07-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Kölliker, A. von. (1872). Anatomisch-systematische Beschreibung der Alcyonarien, Erste Abtheilung: Die Pennatuliden. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 8: 85-275, plates 18-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187018
page(s): 195-196 [details]
original description (of Protoptilum lofotense Danielssen & Koren, 1884) Danielssen, D.C.; Koren, J. (1884). Pennatulida. <em>Den Norske Nordhavs-Expedition 1876-1878. Zoologi.</em> 12: 1-84, plates 1-12.
page(s): 60-63 [details]
original description (of Protoptilum mohni Danielssen & Koren, 1884) Danielssen, D.C.; Koren, J. (1884). Pennatulida. <em>Den Norske Nordhavs-Expedition 1876-1878. Zoologi.</em> 12: 1-84, plates 1-12.
page(s): 63-65 [details]
original description (of Protoptilum carinatum Danielssen & Koren, 1884) Danielssen, D.C.; Koren, J. (1884). Pennatulida. <em>Den Norske Nordhavs-Expedition 1876-1878. Zoologi.</em> 12: 1-84, plates 1-12.
page(s): 65-68 [details]
original description (of Protoptilum armatum Danielssen & Koren, 1884) Danielssen, D.C.; Koren, J. (1884). Pennatulida. <em>Den Norske Nordhavs-Expedition 1876-1878. Zoologi.</em> 12: 1-84, plates 1-12.
page(s): 68-70 [details]
basis of record Williams, G.C.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia - Pennatulacea. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 105-106. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 195-196 [details]
original description (of Protoptilum lofotense Danielssen & Koren, 1884) Danielssen, D.C.; Koren, J. (1884). Pennatulida. <em>Den Norske Nordhavs-Expedition 1876-1878. Zoologi.</em> 12: 1-84, plates 1-12.
page(s): 60-63 [details]
original description (of Protoptilum mohni Danielssen & Koren, 1884) Danielssen, D.C.; Koren, J. (1884). Pennatulida. <em>Den Norske Nordhavs-Expedition 1876-1878. Zoologi.</em> 12: 1-84, plates 1-12.
page(s): 63-65 [details]
original description (of Protoptilum carinatum Danielssen & Koren, 1884) Danielssen, D.C.; Koren, J. (1884). Pennatulida. <em>Den Norske Nordhavs-Expedition 1876-1878. Zoologi.</em> 12: 1-84, plates 1-12.
page(s): 65-68 [details]
original description (of Protoptilum armatum Danielssen & Koren, 1884) Danielssen, D.C.; Koren, J. (1884). Pennatulida. <em>Den Norske Nordhavs-Expedition 1876-1878. Zoologi.</em> 12: 1-84, plates 1-12.
page(s): 68-70 [details]
basis of record Williams, G.C.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia - Pennatulacea. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 105-106. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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.
page(s): 114 [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1999). Index Pennatulacea: annotated bibliography and indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the World 1469-1999. <em>Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci.</em> 51(2): 19-103, 1 fig., 14 plates. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., and Bayer, F.M., 2009. Octocorallia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 321–331 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1915). Pennatularia. Das Tierreich. 43: 1-132., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/900948
page(s): 38 [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1999). Index Pennatulacea: annotated bibliography and indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the World 1469-1999. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 51(2): 19-103. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 40 [details]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1952). New Western Atlantic records of octocorals (Coelenterata: Anthozoa), with descriptions of three new species. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 42(6): 183-189., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39697529
page(s): 189 [details] Available for editors
[request]
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): 264 [details]
additional source Jungersen, H.F.E. (1904). Pennatulida. <em>The Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 5(1): 1-95, plates 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16847516
page(s): 55-59 [details]
additional source Bayer, F.M. (1957). Additional records of Western Atlantic octocorals. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 47(11): 379-390., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39753773
page(s): 379 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1954). Anthozoa: Alcyonaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 89: 279-284.
page(s): 281 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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.
page(s): 114 [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1999). Index Pennatulacea: annotated bibliography and indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the World 1469-1999. <em>Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci.</em> 51(2): 19-103, 1 fig., 14 plates. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., and Bayer, F.M., 2009. Octocorallia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 321–331 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1915). Pennatularia. Das Tierreich. 43: 1-132., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/900948
page(s): 38 [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1999). Index Pennatulacea: annotated bibliography and indexes of the Sea Pens (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) of the World 1469-1999. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 51(2): 19-103. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 40 [details]
additional source Bayer, F. M. (1952). New Western Atlantic records of octocorals (Coelenterata: Anthozoa), with descriptions of three new species. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 42(6): 183-189., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39697529
page(s): 189 [details] Available for editors
[request]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): 264 [details]
additional source Jungersen, H.F.E. (1904). Pennatulida. <em>The Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 5(1): 1-95, plates 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16847516
page(s): 55-59 [details]
additional source Bayer, F.M. (1957). Additional records of Western Atlantic octocorals. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 47(11): 379-390., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39753773
page(s): 379 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bayer, F. M. (1954). Anthozoa: Alcyonaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 89: 279-284.
page(s): 281 [details] Available for editors
[request]
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