A revision of the genus Thouarella Gray, 1870 (Octocorallia: Primnoidae), including an illustrated dichotomous key, a new species description, and comments on Plumarella Gray, 1870 and Dasystenella, Versluys, 1906

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: TAYLOR, M. L., CAIRNS, S. D., AGNEW, D. J., ROGERS, A. D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mangolia Press 2013
• Subjects: Coelenterata; Cnidaria; taxonomic revision; sub-Antarctic; octocoral; Antarctic; Recta; Laxa; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3602.1.1; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3602.1.1

A comprehensive revision of the genus Thouarella is presented. Thirty-five holotypes of the 38 nominal Thouarella species, two varieties, and one form were examined. The number of original Thouarella species has been reduced to 25, mostly through synonymy or new genus combinations. In the process se...