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Opresko, D.M. 2002. Revision of the Antipatharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Part 2. Schizopathidae. Zool. Med. Leiden, 76 (22): 411-442.
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Opresko, D. M.
2002
Revision of the Antipatharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Part 2. Schizopathidae
Zool. Med. Leiden
76(22): 411-442
Publication
The family of antipatharian corals, Schizopathidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia), is revised. The
family is characterized by polyps elongated in the direction of the axis and having a transverse diameter
of 2 mm or more. Genera are recognized on the basis of morphological features of the corallum.
Schizopathes Brook (type species: S. crassa Brook) has a simple, pinnate corallum with a hook-like holdfast
for support in soft sediments. Bathypathes Brook (type species: B. patula Brook) is characterized by
a simple pinnate corallum and a flat discoidal basal plate for attaching to a solid substrate. Parantipathes
Brook (type species: Antipathes larix Esper) has a largely monopodial corallum with simple
pinnules in six or more rows. Taxipathes Brook (type species: T. recta Brook) has a branched corallum
and simple pinnules in four to eight rows. Lillipathes gen. nov. (type species: Antipathes lilliei Totton)
has simple pinnules in four rows. Stauropathes gen. nov. (type species: S. staurocrada spec. nov.) is
branched with simple, bilateral, subopposite pinnules. Abyssopathes gen. nov. (type species: Bathypathes
lyra Brook) is monopodial with two rows of simple, lateral pinnules and one (sometimes multiple)
row of simple or branched anterior pinnules. Dendrobathypathes gen. nov. (type species: D. grandis
spec. nov.) has a branched, planar corallum with two rows of subpinnulated primary pinnules.
Saropathes gen. nov. (type species: Bathypathes scoparia Totton) is monopodial to sparsely branched,
with four rows of subpinnulated primary pinnules.
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Bathypathes Brook, 1889 (status source)
Bathypathes patula Brook, 1889 (additional source)
Schizopathidae Brook, 1889 (taxonomy source)
Stauropathes Opresko, 2002 (original description)
Stauropathes arctica (Lütken, 1871) (additional source)
Stauropathes punctata (Roule, 1905) (additional source)
Bathypathes patula Brook, 1889 (additional source)
Schizopathidae Brook, 1889 (taxonomy source)
Stauropathes Opresko, 2002 (original description)
Stauropathes arctica (Lütken, 1871) (additional source)
Stauropathes punctata (Roule, 1905) (additional source)