African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Arachnopathes Milne Edwards H., 1857

WoRMS taxon details

Arachnopathes Milne Edwards H., 1857

AphiaID

267234 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:267234)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Antipathes ericoides Pallas, 1766 accepted as Arachnopathes ericoides (Pallas, 1766) (type by original designation)

Parent

Antipathidae Ehrenberg, 1834

Synonymised names

Antipathes (Arachnopathes) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Direct children (5)

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Species Arachnopathes ericoides (Pallas, 1766)
Species Arachnopathes aculeata Brook, 1889 accepted as Antipathes aculeata (Brook, 1889) (new combination)
Species Arachnopathes clathrata (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Antipathes clathrata Pallas, 1766
Species Arachnopathes columnaris Duchassaing, 1870 accepted as Stylopathes columnaris (Duchassaing, 1870) (unaccepted > superseded combination, new combination)
Species Arachnopathes paniculata Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Milne Edwards H,. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires, ou polypes proprement dits. 1. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 326 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12045211
page(s): 320 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Molodtsova, T.; Opresko, D. (2025). World List of Antipatharia. Arachnopathes Milne Edwards H., 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267234 on 2025-01-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-14 11:18:07Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2013-08-06 12:27:15Z

changed

Molodtsova, Tina

2022-04-25 15:41:22Z

changed

Molodtsova, Tina

Licensing

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original description Milne Edwards H,. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires, ou polypes proprement dits. 1. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 326 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12045211
page(s): 320 [details]

basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]

additional source Duchassaing P, Michelotti J. (1860). Mémoire sur les coralliaires des Antilles. Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences de Turin, séries 2. 19: 279-365, pls 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12140332
page(s): 56 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arachnopathes)
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