Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Octocorallia > Order Pennatulacea > Suborder Subsessiliflorae > Family Pennatulidae > Genus Pennatula

Pennatula aculeata Danielssen, 1860

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Pennatula*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name

Literature

basis of record	Williams, G.C.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia - Pennatulacea, 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. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 105-106
additional source	Brunel, P., Bosse, L. & Lamarche, G. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.
additional source	Williams, G.C. Index Pennatulacea : Annotated bibliography and indexes of the sea pens of the world 1469-2002 (Coelenterata: Octocorallia)
additional source	ITIS database

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (75 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection
GBIF

Citation

Williams, G. (2014). Pennatula aculeata Danielssen, 1860. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128515