URMO taxon details
Anthelia Lamarck, 1816
125291 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125291)
accepted
Genus
- Species Anthelia fishelsoni Verseveldt, 1969
- Species Anthelia glauca Lamarck, 1816
- Species Anthelia gracilis (May, 1898)
- Species Anthelia simplex Thomson & Dean, 1931
- Species Anthelia ternatana (Schenk, 1896)
- Species Anthelia tosana Utinomi, 1958
- Species Anthelia boquetei Roxas, 1933 accepted as Sansibia boquetei (Roxas, 1933) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Anthelia borealis (Koren & Danielssen, 1883) accepted as Clavularia borealis Koren & Danielssen, 1883 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Anthelia flava (May, 1898) accepted as Sansibia flava (May, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Anthelia fuliginosa (Ehrenberg, 1834) accepted as Anthelia glauca Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthelia inermis Berenguier, 1954 accepted as Cervera inermis (Berenguier, 1954) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Anthelia scintillans (Thomson & Mackinnon, 1910) accepted as Ingotia scintillans (Thomson & Mackinnon, 1910) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Anthelia strumosa Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Anthelia glauca Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Anthelia fallax Broch, 1912 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, not Anthelia)
- Species Anthelia formosana Utinomi, 1950 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, original combination)
- Species Anthelia lineata Stimpson, 1855 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, original combination)
marine, terrestrial
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vert�bres</i>. Tome second, 566 pp. Paris, Verdi�re. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698
page(s): 407-408 [details]
page(s): 407-408 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Anthelia Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: Land J. van der (ed). (2008) UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO) at: https://marinespecies.org/urmo/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125291 on 2025-05-12
Land J. van der (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). Anthelia Lamarck, 1816. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125291 on 2025-05-12
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original description
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vert�bres</i>. Tome second, 566 pp. Paris, Verdi�re. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698
page(s): 407-408 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Benayahu, Y (1993). Corals of the South-west Indian Ocean. I. Alcyonacea from Sodwana Bay, South Africa. Oceanographic Research Institute, Investigational Report No. 67. 16 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1992). Biogeography of the octocorallian coelenterate fauna of southern Africa. <em>Biol. J. Linn. Soc.</em> 46: 351-401.
page(s): 366, 374, 375, 382, 399 [details] Available for editors
additional source Williams, G.C. (1992). The Alcyonacea of southern Africa. Stoloniferous octocorals and soft corals (Coelenterata, Anthozoa). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 100: 249-358., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41110040
page(s): 340 [details]
additional source Utinomi, H.; Harada, E. (1973). Rediscovery of an enigmatic octocoral, Pseudogorgia godeffroyi Kolliker, from southern Australia and a discussion on its systematic position. <em>Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory.</em> 20: 111-132., available online at https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/175785/1/fia020_111.pdf
page(s): 125 [details]
additional source Hickson, S.J. (1894). A revision of the genera of the Alcyonaria Stolonifera, with a description of one new genus and several new species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 13(9): 325-347, plates 45-50., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31083754
page(s): 330, 331 [details]
additional source Fabricius, K.; Alderslade, P. (2001). Soft Corals and Sea Fans: A Comprehensive Guide to the Shallow-water Genera of the Central-West Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville.</em> pp. 264.
page(s): iv, 41, 45, 46, 54, 66, 69, 76, 150, 152-153 [details]
additional source Williams, G. C. (1989). A review of recent research on the sublittoral coral reefs of northern Natal with a provisional assessment of findings regarding the distribution of octocorals on Two-Mile Reef, Sodwana Bay. South African Journal of Science, 85, 140-141
page(s): 140 [details]
additional source Tanaka, J.; Yoshida, T.; Benayahu, Y. (2005). Chemical diversity of Sarcophyton soft corals in Okinawa. Galaxea, 7, 1-9
page(s): 7 [details]
additional source Reinicke, G. B.; van Ofwegen, L. P. (1999). Soft corals (Alcyonacea: Octocorallia) from shallow water in the Chagos Archipelago: species assemblages and their distribution. Linnean Society Occasional Publications, 2, 67-85, plates 1-10
page(s): 69, 71, 74, 79, 85 [details]
additional source Williams, G. C. (1989). A provisional annotated list of octocorallian coelenterates occurring on the sublittoral coral reefs at Sodwana Bay and Kosi Bay, northern Natal, with a key to the genera. South African Journal of Science, 85, 141-144
page(s): 142 [details]
page(s): 407-408 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Benayahu, Y (1993). Corals of the South-west Indian Ocean. I. Alcyonacea from Sodwana Bay, South Africa. Oceanographic Research Institute, Investigational Report No. 67. 16 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1992). Biogeography of the octocorallian coelenterate fauna of southern Africa. <em>Biol. J. Linn. Soc.</em> 46: 351-401.
page(s): 366, 374, 375, 382, 399 [details] Available for editors
additional source Williams, G.C. (1992). The Alcyonacea of southern Africa. Stoloniferous octocorals and soft corals (Coelenterata, Anthozoa). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 100: 249-358., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41110040
page(s): 340 [details]
additional source Utinomi, H.; Harada, E. (1973). Rediscovery of an enigmatic octocoral, Pseudogorgia godeffroyi Kolliker, from southern Australia and a discussion on its systematic position. <em>Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory.</em> 20: 111-132., available online at https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/175785/1/fia020_111.pdf
page(s): 125 [details]
additional source Hickson, S.J. (1894). A revision of the genera of the Alcyonaria Stolonifera, with a description of one new genus and several new species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 13(9): 325-347, plates 45-50., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31083754
page(s): 330, 331 [details]
additional source Fabricius, K.; Alderslade, P. (2001). Soft Corals and Sea Fans: A Comprehensive Guide to the Shallow-water Genera of the Central-West Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville.</em> pp. 264.
page(s): iv, 41, 45, 46, 54, 66, 69, 76, 150, 152-153 [details]
additional source Williams, G. C. (1989). A review of recent research on the sublittoral coral reefs of northern Natal with a provisional assessment of findings regarding the distribution of octocorals on Two-Mile Reef, Sodwana Bay. South African Journal of Science, 85, 140-141
page(s): 140 [details]
additional source Tanaka, J.; Yoshida, T.; Benayahu, Y. (2005). Chemical diversity of Sarcophyton soft corals in Okinawa. Galaxea, 7, 1-9
page(s): 7 [details]
additional source Reinicke, G. B.; van Ofwegen, L. P. (1999). Soft corals (Alcyonacea: Octocorallia) from shallow water in the Chagos Archipelago: species assemblages and their distribution. Linnean Society Occasional Publications, 2, 67-85, plates 1-10
page(s): 69, 71, 74, 79, 85 [details]
additional source Williams, G. C. (1989). A provisional annotated list of octocorallian coelenterates occurring on the sublittoral coral reefs at Sodwana Bay and Kosi Bay, northern Natal, with a key to the genera. South African Journal of Science, 85, 141-144
page(s): 142 [details]
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