McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Thouarella (Thouarella) Gray, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=409497 on 2025-05-31
original description(ofRhopalonella Roule, 1908)Roule, L. (1908). Alcyonaires. <em>Expédition antarctique française (1903-1905) : commandée par le Dr. Jean Charcot. Sciences naturelles: documents scientifique.</em> 15: 1-6, plate 1., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7175621 page(s): 2-3 [details]
original description(ofPrimnodendron Nutting, 1912)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 athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7722925 page(s): 70 [details]
basis of recordCairns, S.D. & F.M. Bayer. (2009). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Primnoidae (Cnidaria:Octocorallia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington DC (USA).</em> 629:1-79. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
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additional sourceCairns, S.D. (2021). Primnoid octocorals (Anthozoa, Alcyonacea) — Part 3. Thouarella, and additional records of other primnoid species. <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 133: 1-67.[details] Available for editors [request]