African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS name details

Zoobotryon Ehrenberg, 1831

AphiaID

111025 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:111025)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)

Accepted name

Amathia Lamouroux, 1812

Rank

Genus

Parent

Vesiculariidae Johnston, 1838

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Species Zoobotryon pellucidus Ehrenberg, 1829 accepted as Zoobotryon verticillatum (Delle Chiaje, 1822) accepted as Amathia verticillata (delle Chiaje, 1822) (junior subjective synonym)
Species Zoobotryon verticillatum (Delle Chiaje, 1822) accepted as Amathia verticillata (delle Chiaje, 1822) (Generic synonym)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Bock, P. (2021). World List of Bryozoa. Zoobotryon Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111025 on 2026-06-10

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Zoobotryon Ehrenberg, 1831. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111025 on 2026-06-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hayward, Peter

2006-09-05 10:37:23Z

changed

Renders, Kristel

2007-02-06 09:57:33Z

changed

Reverter Gil, Oscar

2010-04-26 09:25:30Z

changed

Bock, Phil

2015-07-22 01:49:02Z

changed

Bock, Phil

2020-01-16 13:02:59Z

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Bock, Phil

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basis of record Hayward, P.J. (2001). Bryozoa, 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. 325-333 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

additional source Reverter Gil, Oscar (look up in IMIS) [details]

source of synonymy Waeschenbach, A.; Vieira, L. M.; Reverter Gil, O.; Souto Derungs, J.; Nascimento, K. B.; Fehlauer Ale, K. H. (2015). A phylogeny of Vesiculariidae (Bryozoa, Ctenostomata) supports synonymization of three genera and reveals possible cryptic diversity. Zoologica Scripta. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12130 [details] Available for editors